Finely ground soil is called abyssies it comes from the latin word or greek meaning in greek(soil or dirt)or in Latin(dark and damp
The Latin feminine noun terra means land, ground, earth, soil, country or region.
humus, humi [NOUN, feminine, 2nd decl.] ground, soil, earth, land, country
The origin is from the Latin 'ārea' meaning a vacant piece of level ground - From the Latin it was absorbed into the English Language.
The Latin word 'pinsa' is the feminine form of the past participle of the verb 'pinsere'. The verb means 'to crush, ground, or stamp'. Therefore, the past participle form means crushed, ground, or stamped.
From Latin 'contritus' literally meaning 'worn out' or 'ground to pieces'
The Latin word terra is equivalent to the English word "ground".
Our comrades lie on the ground in the garden.
The Terrier group of dogs take their name from a Latin word for 'earth'. One of the Latin equivalents of the English word 'earth' is Terra. The Latin noun refers to earth in both senses, as the ground and as the planet.
Terra is ground. And Gaia is mother earth. I have seen both used.
the acts were usually performed on the ground in a large circle. "Circus" is the Latin word for circle.
The Latin word "humere" means "to bury." It is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ghom-, meaning "ground, soil," which also gave us the word "human."