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"Our own planet is usually named the Earth, or the equivalent in the language being spoken (for instance, two astronomers speaking French would call it la Terre). However, it is only recently in human history that it has been thought of as a planet. The Earth, when viewed as a planet, is sometimes also called by its Latin name Terra."**
"The name Earth originated from the 8th century Anglo-Saxon word erda, which means ground or soil. In Old English the word became eorthe, then erthe in Middle English.[106] Earth was first used as the name of the planet around 1400.
No one seems to know. Back in the 1400's, it was named earth, which means soil or land. It is from the Old Saxon, erta, the Dutch, aerde, and the German, erda.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhen there is only one of something, there really isn't any need to name the thing; so, "the Sun", "the Moon" and other singular names. Nobody named this planet, because for most of history people didn't think of it as "a planet"; it was just the ground, the dirt, the earth. The place we stand on.
When we realized that our world is a planet similar to the others, "the Earth" probably seemed a logical extension.
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What planet is not named after a roman god or goddess?
Earth.
What was the name of the asteroid that hit earth?
They have not been named. There have been many of them over the millions of years.
Why was earth not named after god?
At the time, there was no humanity when Earth was made. When there was humanity, there was no religion. They had no such idea that God existed. We still also don't know that does really God exists or not.
Where did Earth get its name from?
The Earth was not really named after anyone. It has evolved over at least a thousand years and can be recognized in several old languages of Europe.The word is found in older forms of English, as well as an old form of Norse.The Norse word means "dirt" or "the ground," and carried a meaning of "a place that is not the sky or the heavens."The origin can be traced to the Anglo-Saxon word Erda (Erdaz), which means ground, soil or earth, the word changed to Eorthe or Erthe in Old English.The name Earth existed in Old Saxon as the word 'ertha', in Dutch as the word 'aerde' and in German as the word 'erda'.Earth is (beside Sedna) the only planet in the solar system, whose name is not derived from the Greek or Roman mythology.It is interesting to note that the Latin word for Earth, Terra, has made its way into current vocabulary with the phase "terra firma."
Are earthquakes named like hurricanes?
Normally an earthquake is first named by the year and then the place: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Sometimes the year is followed by the name of the fault.none
Earth is named after what god?
Earth is not named after a god, it was named after God when he built the earth.
Which element is named after the earth?
Tellurium is kind of named after the Earth.
What was eath named after?
Earth was named earth because of the great inventer alexader earth god known in alstrallia
Was Earth named after a Roman or Greek goddess?
No, Earth is the only planet not named after a Roman or Greek god or goddess; it is, instead, named after the the stuff we stand on: earth.
What greek or roman god is earth named after?
earth was named after a but god not any of the English
Is Earth is the only planet not named after good?
actually the earth is named after good just not in the normal sense
Who named the earth this name?
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What is planet Earth named after?
It's named after meh im a Leo Leo's made da name earth
What is the planet earth named after?
It's named after meh im a Leo Leo's made da name earth
Witch two planets are not named after ancient Roman deities?
there is only one planet not named after roman deities: Earth
Why was it named argon?
It was named Argon because it's earth's atmosphere.
Which element is named after earth?
Tellurium
