"consisting of both land and water," 1650s, from combining form of Latin terra "earth" (from PIE root *ters- "to dry") + aqueous.
terrace
terra-cotta
terrain
terran
terrapin
terraqueous
terrarium
terrazzo
terrene
terrestrial
terrible
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