Where does “terminology” come from?
Terminology comes from English -ology, from English -logy, from Latin -o-, from Ancient Greek -ο-, a combining form meaning discourse or study.
terminology (English): The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or...
Definitions
- The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or...
Ancestry of “terminology”, step by step
terminology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French terminologie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | terminologie | terminology |
| 2 | French | terme | only plural: terms; conclusion, end; term |
| 3 | English | term | That which limits the extent of anything; limit,... |
| 4 | English | terminal | A building in an airport where passengers... |
| 5 | French | terminal | terminal |
| 6 | Latin | terminalis | boundary; terminal; final, concluding |
| 7 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 9 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 10 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via German Terminologie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Terminologie | terminology |
| 2 | German | -logie | -logy |