Where does “delimiter” come from?

Delimiter comes from English delimit, derived from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, formed from the verb ligo meaning to bind or tie.

delimiter (English): That which delimits, that separates; A unique...

Definitions

  1. That which delimits, that separates; A unique...

Ancestry of “delimiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdelimitTo mark or fix the limits of; To demarcate
2Frenchdélimiterto delimit; to outline; delineate
3Latindelimitareto mark out the limits
4Latindē-of; from
5Latindēof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “delimiter”

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