Where does “terminus” come from?

Terminus comes from Latin terminus, derived from Proto-Indo-European ter-, itself from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥, a root meaning to cross or pass over.

terminus (English): The end or final point of something; The end...

Definitions

  1. The end or final point of something; The end...

Ancestry of “terminus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
2Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
3Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
Every word from Italian termine →