Etymology

multiterminal

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Today it means: Having, or supporting, multiple terminals (in all senses) Full definition →

English terminal ← Late Latin terminālis ← Middle English multi-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Late Latinterminālis
  7. Englishterminal
  8. English todaymultiterminal

From multi- + terminal.

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