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Where does “krachtterm” come from?

krachtterm (Dutch) comes from Dutch term, from French terme, from English term, from English terminal, from French terminal, from Latin terminalis, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter- — boundary, end.

krachtterm (Dutch): An expletive; a profane or abusive term, notably...

Definitions

  1. An expletive; a profane or abusive term, notably...

Ancestry of “krachtterm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtermterm; A word or phrase, especially one from a...
2Frenchtermeonly plural: terms; conclusion, end; term
3EnglishtermThat which limits the extent of anything; limit,...
4EnglishterminalA building in an airport where passengers...
5Frenchterminalterminal
6Latinterminalisboundary; terminal; final, concluding
7LatinTerminus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
9Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
10Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
11Proto-Italictermenos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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