Where does “terminator” come from?
Terminator comes from Latin terminator, derived from Latin termino meaning to limit or bound, from Latin terminus meaning boundary or end, traced to Proto-Indo-European ter- and térmn̥.
terminator (English): Someone who terminates or ends something,...
Definitions
- Someone who terminates or ends something,...
Ancestry of “terminator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | terminator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | terminō | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 3 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |