Where does “terminology” come from?
terminology (Scots) comes from English terminology, from French terminologie, from French terme, from English term, from English terminal, from French terminal, from Latin terminalis, from Latin Terminus — boundary, end.
terminology (Scots): terminology
Ancestry of “terminology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | terminology | The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or... |
| 2 | French | terminologie | terminology |
| 3 | French | terme | only plural: terms; conclusion, end; term |
| 4 | English | term | That which limits the extent of anything; limit,... |
| 5 | English | terminal | A building in an airport where passengers... |
| 6 | French | terminal | terminal |
| 7 | Latin | terminalis | boundary; terminal; final, concluding |
| 8 | Latin | Terminus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 10 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 11 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |