Does anybody know when we called this planet Earth?

[Villavic]

Does anybody know since when this planet is called Earth? I have no idea.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Does anybody know since when this planet is called Earth? I have no idea.

Cause Jupiter was already taken



woo..that was baaad

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Cause Jupiter was already taken



woo..that was baaad

Try again....We will give ya another shot.

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

I like the term “3rd Rock From The Sun”

[DownOnRodeo]

Have you tried googling it? Anyway, given that 'earth' is probably an old English, non-Latin word of some kind, I would guess that 'The Earth' was a label being used in England from around the Middle Ages? No idea though, really.

[GODDESS6]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Does anybody know since when this planet is called Earth? I have no idea.

i just had 2 pipe in:
good ? tho~

[Vianna]

I'll have to ask our Latin teacher-maybe he knows..

The Greeks called it Gea or something like that..

I bet it's Druid or something..

[strandinthewind]

Main Entry: 1earth
Pronunciation: '&rth
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English erthe, from Old English eorthe; akin to Old High German erda earth, Greek era
1 : the fragmental material composing part of the surface of the globe; especially : cultivable soil
2 : the sphere of mortal life as distinguished from spheres of spirit life -- compare HEAVEN, HELL
3 a : areas of land as distinguished from sea and air b : the solid footing formed of soil : GROUND
4 often capitalized : the planet on which we live that is third in order from the sun -- see PLANET table
5 a : the people of the planet Earth b : the mortal human body c : the pursuits, interests, and pleasures of earthly life as distinguished from spiritual concerns
6 : the lair of a burrowing animal
7 : an excessive amount of money -- used with the
- earth·like /-"lIk/ adjective
- on earth -- used as an intensive

http://www.meriamwebster.com/cgi-bin...arth&x=24&y=14

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Also:

earth
O.E. eorðe "ground, soil, dry land," also used (along with middangeard) for "the (material) world" (as opposed to the heavens or the underworld), from P.Gmc. *ertho (cf. O.N. jörð, M.Du. eerde, O.H.G. erda, Goth. airþa), from PIE base *er-. The earth considered as a planet was so called from c.1400. Earthy in the fig. sense of "coarse, unrefined" is from 1594. Earthworm first attested 1591. Earthwork is from 1633. Earthlight apparently coined 1833 by British astronomer John Herschel.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=earth

[celestenadia]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Does anybody know since when this planet is called Earth? I have no idea.

I'm sorry but I can't resist...
Maybe this question should've been posted on the "Ask Stevie" section on the nicksfix

[seeker007nmss]

Because The Planet of ICKYICKYICKYPATANG was already taken?

[wondergirl9847]

Originally Posted by celestenadia

I'm sorry but I can't resist...
Maybe this question should've been posted on the "Ask Stevie" section on the nicksix

Stevie: Well, the Welsh witch, Rhiannon called to her 3 birds, and she chirped to them asking them what to call this place we live on. The golden bird said "Squak!" which meant "I'm hungry. Feed me, witch.", the emerald bird, well, he was green, so he was sick, he just threw up on Rhiannon. The snow white bird said, "Chirp!" which meant Earthen...so Rhiannon shortened it to Earth.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Stevie: Well, the Welsh witch, Rhiannon called to her 3 birds, and she chirped to them asking them what to call this place we live on. The golden bird said "Squak!" which meant "I'm hungry. Feed me, witch.", the emerald bird, well, he was green, so he was sick, he just threw up on Rhiannon. The snow white bird said, "Chirp!" which meant Earthen...so Rhiannon shortened it to Earth.

Except Stevie would never that long-winded -

[wondergirl9847]

True, Deanna. She'd be all "I know not."