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Where does “téarma” come from?

téarma (Irish) comes from Middle English terme, from Old French terme, 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.

téarma (Irish): term, period; time limit; term, condition

Definitions

  1. term, period; time limit; term, condition

Ancestry of “téarma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishterme—
2Old Frenchterme—
3LatinTerminus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
5Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
6Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
7Proto-Italictermenos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “téarma”

  • mórthéarma
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