Terminal
/ˈtɜːr.mɪ.nəl/noun
Relating to an end, limit, or final point.
Did you know?Terminal traces back to Terminus, the Roman boundary deity, whose sacred stones marked property lines so seriously that moving one was a religious offense.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ter-
“to cross over, pass through; to end”
Latin
Latin
terminus
“boundary, limit, end”
Latin
Latin
terminalis
“of or belonging to a boundary; final”
Middle English
English
terminal
“pertaining to an end or limit”
Modern English
English
terminal
“serving as the end point or final stage”
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