Where does “termi” come from?
termi (Finnish) comes from Latin thermae, from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
termi (Finnish): term
Definitions
- term
Ancestry of “termi”, step by step
termi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin thermae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | thermae | nominative plural of therma; genitive singular of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θερμός | warm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Old French terme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | terme | — |
| 2 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 4 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 5 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via Ancient Greek Θέρμη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Θέρμη | Therma, Macedonia, Greece |