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terminus.

boundary, limit, end; terminus;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtɛr.mɪ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛr.mi.nus]
  1. a boundary, limit, end

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. word, term, definition

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
  3. due date, a time to convene

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
  4. mode, wise, fashion, manner

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
  5. term or period of time (as for example of probation)

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *term(e)nos, from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“boundary”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέρμα (térma, “a goal”), τέρμων (térmōn, “a border”). Synchronically a thematicized variant of the rare synonym termen, which was directly inherited from the PIE word, and so equivalent to termen + -us. The synonym termō is, like Ancient Greek τέρμων (térmōn), from the collective form *térmō.

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