earthling
Meaning
One who tills the earth; a farmer, a husbandman, a ploughman.
Synonyms
Translations
Erdling
terrien
terrestre
abitante della terra
aardbewoner
terrícola
dünyalı fani kimse
terrícola yeryüzünde yaşayan kimseFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɜːθlɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English erthling (“farmer, ploughman”) [and other forms] (in glossaries), from Old English ierþling, eorþling (“farmer, husbandman, ploughman”) [and other forms], from eorþe (“ground; dirt; planet Earth”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (“earth”)) + -ling (suffix forming personal nouns). The English word is analysable as earth + -ling.
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