Where does “nonterminological” come from?
nonterminological (English) comes from English terminological, from English terminology, from French terminologie, from French terme, from English term, from English terminal, from French terminal, from Latin terminalis — boundary, end.
nonterminological (English): Not terminological
Ancestry of “nonterminological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | terminological | Of, or relating to terminology |
| 2 | English | terminology | The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or... |
| 3 | French | terminologie | terminology |
| 4 | French | terme | only plural: terms; conclusion, end; term |
| 5 | English | term | That which limits the extent of anything; limit,... |
| 6 | English | terminal | A building in an airport where passengers... |
| 7 | French | terminal | terminal |
| 8 | Latin | terminalis | boundary; terminal; final, concluding |
| 9 | Latin | Terminus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 11 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 12 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |