Where does “terminologia” come from?
terminologia (Finnish) comes from English terminology, from French terminologie, from French terme, from English term, from English terminal, from French terminal, from Latin terminalis, from Latin Terminus — boundary, end.
terminologia (Finnish): terminology; Partitive singular form of...
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- terminology; Partitive singular form of...
Ancestry of “terminologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terminology | The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or... |
| 2 | French | terminologie | terminology |
| 3 | French | terme | only plural: terms; conclusion, end; term |
| 4 | English | term | That which limits the extent of anything; limit,... |
| 5 | English | terminal | A building in an airport where passengers... |
| 6 | French | terminal | terminal |
| 7 | Latin | terminalis | boundary; terminal; final, concluding |
| 8 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 10 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 11 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |