Where does “short-termism” come from?
short-termism (English) comes from English short-term, from English term, from English terminal, from French terminal, from Latin terminalis, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
short-termism (English): Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at...
Definitions
- Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at...
Ancestry of “short-termism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | short-term | of or pertaining to the near or immediate future;... |
| 2 | English | term | That which limits the extent of anything; limit,... |
| 3 | English | terminal | A building in an airport where passengers... |
| 4 | French | terminal | terminal |
| 5 | Latin | terminalis | boundary; terminal; final, concluding |
| 6 | Latin | Terminus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |