Where does “Terminologie” come from?
Terminologie (German) comes from German Terminus, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
Terminologie (German): terminology
Definitions
- terminology
Ancestry of “Terminologie”, step by step
Terminologie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Terminus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Terminus | term |
| 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 New Latin terminologia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | terminologia | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |