Where does “termes” come from?

termes (English) comes from Translingual Termes, from Late Latin termes, from Latin tarmes, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

termes (English): A termite

Definitions

  1. A termite

Ancestry of “termes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTermesgenus
2Late Latintermesa branch bough of a tree, one severed thence;...
3Latintarmesa worm that eats wood; a woodworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Latin tarmes →Every word from Late Latin termes →