Where does “defined term” come from?
defined term (English) comes from English term, from English terminal, from French terminal, from Latin terminalis, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
defined term (English): A term in a legal document that has been given a specific definition, which overrides the general meaning of the term in the context of that document
Definitions
- A term in a legal document that has been given a specific definition, which overrides the general meaning of the term in the context of that document
Ancestry of “defined term”, step by step
defined term traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English term
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | term | That which limits the extent of anything; limit,... |
| 2 | English | terminal | A building in an airport where passengers... |
| 3 | French | terminal | terminal |
| 4 | Latin | terminalis | boundary; terminal; final, concluding |
| 5 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via English defined
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defined | Having a definition or value; Having extreme... |