Where does “termini” come from?
termini (Ido) comes from Ido termino, from Esperanto termino, from Russian те́рмин, from Polish termin, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
termini (Ido): plural of termino
Definitions
- plural of termino
Ancestry of “termini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | termino | boundary; terminus, farthest point; term; the... |
| 2 | Esperanto | termino | term |
| 3 | Russian | те́рмин | term word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge |
| 4 | Polish | termin | deadline, due date; due date; term; a word or... |
| 5 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |