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Where does “boundary” come from?

Boundary derives from English bound, Latin -arius and -alis, Latin bombitire and bombus, and Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-, tracing through Proto-Germanic bandiz back to the same Proto-Indo-European root.

boundary (English): The dividing line or location between two areas;...

Definitions

  1. The dividing line or location between two areas;...

Ancestry of “boundary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-aryof or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to...
2Italian-ario-ary; Added to nouns to create attributive...
3Latin-ārium—
4Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
5Proto-Italic*-om—
6Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “boundary”

  • transboundary
  • boundaryless
  • boundarylessness
  • coboundary
  • boundariless
  • boundarilessness
  • బౌండరీ
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