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Where does “termingerecht” come from?

termingerecht (German) comes from German Termin, 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.

termingerecht (German): timely, on schedule

Definitions

  1. timely, on schedule

Ancestry of “termingerecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTermindate; deadline; delivery date
2LatinTerminus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
4Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
5Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
6Proto-Italictermenos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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