Etymology

delimitate

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Today it means: To delimit, especially in the computing sense. Full definition →

French délimiter ← Late Latin delimitare
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromdelimitare“to mark out the limits”
  2. French · borrowed fromdélimiter
  3. English todaydelimitate

From French délimiter, from Late Latin delimitare (“to mark out the limits”), from de- + limitare (“to limit, bound”); see limit.

Words from the same roots

Frenchdélimiter all →

delimitdeliminate

Late Latindelimitare all →

deliminate

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