Where does “terminating” come from?
Terminating derives from Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare meaning "to limit or bound," from terminus meaning "boundary or end," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ter- meaning "to cross over."
terminating (English): present participle of terminate; Coming to an...
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- present participle of terminate; Coming to an...
Ancestry of “terminating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terminate | To end, especially in an incomplete state; To set... |
| 2 | Latin | terminatus | marked off (by boundaries), bounded, limited |
| 3 | Latin | termino | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 4 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |