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Where does “termijn” come from?

termijn (Dutch) comes 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.

termijn (Dutch): term, period; deadline

Definitions

  1. term, period; deadline

Ancestry of “termijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTerminus—
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 “termijn”

  • betalingstermijn
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