Where does “preterminally” come from?
preterminally (English) comes from English terminally, 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.
preterminally (English): In a preterminal manner
Definitions
- In a preterminal manner
Ancestry of “preterminally”, step by step
preterminally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English terminally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terminally | In a terminal manner; Leading to death; lasting... |
| 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 pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |