Where does “sterminabile” come from?
sterminabile (Italian) comes from Italian sterminare, from Latin exterminō, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.
sterminabile (Italian): That can be exterminated; exterminable
Definitions
- That can be exterminated; exterminable
Ancestry of “sterminabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sterminare | to exterminate, to wipe out, to kill off |
| 2 | Latin | exterminō | — |
| 3 | Latin | terminō | — |
| 4 | Latin | Terminus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 7 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |