Etymology

terminus

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Today it means: The end or final point of something. Full definition →

Latin terminu ← Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ← Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥
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terminus · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ter-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*térmn̥
  4. Proto-Italic*termn̥
  5. Proto-Italic*term(e)nos
  6. Latinterminu
  7. English todayterminus

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon.

Terminus · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ter-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*térmn̥
  4. Proto-Italic*termn̥
  5. Proto-Italic*term(e)nos
  6. Latinterminu
  7. English todayTerminus

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point”). Doublet of terminus and term.

Words from the same roots

Latinterminus all →

termterminalEaster termterminalianterminus ad quemterminus ante quemtermon

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