Where does “terminate” come from?

terminate (Latin) comes from Latin termino, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word.

terminate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “terminate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterminoto mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit
2Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
3Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
4Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
Every word from Italian termine →Every word from Latin terminus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →