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Where does “exterminatio” come from?

exterminatio (Latin) comes from Latin exterminō, from Latin terminō, 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.

exterminatio (Latin): destruction; banishment

Definitions

  1. destruction; banishment

Ancestry of “exterminatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexterminō—
2Latinterminō—
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 “exterminatio”

  • extermination
  • exterminationist
  • exterminationism
  • extermination
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