2006-10-30 00:25:24 · 22 answers · asked by jay_w_uk 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
LATIN
2006-10-30 00:26:12 · answer #1 · answered by tommo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This comes from Latin and it means land, as opposed to water.(firm ground).
I believe it is also used metaphorically to refer to "solid ground" or a position of strength.
Example: The president was not exactly on terra firma when he used "weapons of mass destruction" as his excuse to go to
war in Iraq.
2006-10-30 01:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latin but the Spanish use the saying also.
2006-10-30 03:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by sue l 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian. The ground beneath your feet.
Yeah OK it's originally from Latin. But Caesar's dead.
2006-10-30 00:34:14 · answer #4 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally Latin, but it's also used in modern Italian to mean "the mainland".
2006-10-30 00:28:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latin, meaning solid ground
2006-10-30 03:31:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mike H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latin, meaning "Firm Ground"
2006-10-30 00:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by bouncingtigger13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Latin
2006-10-30 01:47:34 · answer #8 · answered by Pink 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is Latin.
2006-10-30 00:56:27 · answer #9 · answered by Rormiga 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Latin
2006-11-01 22:57:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is Italian
2006-10-30 02:03:08 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋