Where does “terminus” come from?
terminus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word.
terminus (Latin): a boundary, limit, end
Ancestry of “terminus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 2 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
Words derived from “terminus”