Where does “nonterminating” come from?
nonterminating (English) comes from English terminating, from English terminate, from Latin terminatus, from Latin termino, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word.
nonterminating (English): That does not terminate; unending
Definitions
- That does not terminate; unending
Ancestry of “nonterminating”, step by step
nonterminating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English terminating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terminating | present participle of terminate; Coming to an... |
| 2 | English | terminate | To end, especially in an incomplete state; To set... |
| 3 | Latin | terminatus | marked off (by boundaries), bounded, limited |
| 4 | Latin | termino | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 5 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |