Where does “trim” come from?

trim (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian trim-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

trim (Albanian): man, manful; hero; courageous

Definitions

  1. man, manful; hero; courageous

Ancestry of “trim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniantrim-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
3Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
4Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
5Proto-Italictermenos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “trim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →