Where does “Terminator” come from?
Terminator (English) comes from Latin terminator, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Terminator (English): Someone who terminates or ends something, especially (in later use) an assassin or exterminator
Definitions
- Someone who terminates or ends something, especially (in later use) an assassin or exterminator
Ancestry of “Terminator”, step by step
Terminator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin terminator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | terminator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | terminō | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 3 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English terminate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terminate | To end, especially in an incomplete state; To set... |
| 2 | Latin | terminatus | marked off (by boundaries), bounded, limited |
| 3 | Latin | termino | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 4 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |