Where does “preterminated” come from?
preterminated (English) comes from English terminated, 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.
preterminated (English): terminated prior to some other operation
Definitions
- terminated prior to some other operation
Ancestry of “preterminated”, step by step
preterminated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English terminated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terminated | simple past tense and past participle of... |
| 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 |
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 |