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Does anybody know when we called this planet Earth?
Does anybody know since when this planet is called Earth? I have no idea.
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woo..that was baaad |
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Try again....We will give ya another shot.
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I like the term “3rd Rock From The Sun”
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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.
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Good question..
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..
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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 _______________________________________________________ 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 |
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Maybe this question should've been posted on the "Ask Stevie" section on the nicksfix Last edited by celestenadia; 01-22-2005 at 05:14 PM.. |
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Because The Planet of ICKYICKYICKYPATANG was already taken?
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Bwahaha!!
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Except Stevie would never that long-winded - |
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Lmao!
True, Deanna. She'd be all "I know not."
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