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Where does “term” come from?

term (Albanian) comes from Albanian ter, from Proto-Albanian taura, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

term (Albanian): foundation, plot of land

Definitions

  1. foundation, plot of land

Ancestry of “term”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianterbull; I dry, dry off
2Proto-Albaniantaurabull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
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