Where does “terminolohiya” come from?
terminolohiya (Cebuano) comes from Spanish terminología, from Spanish término, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
terminolohiya (Cebuano): a term; a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge
Definitions
- a term; a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge
Ancestry of “terminolohiya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | terminología | terminology |
| 2 | Spanish | término | end; term |
| 3 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |