English
allotermin
Allotermin comes from Medieval Latin terminus ‘a term’, from Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ‘boundary stone’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ter-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ter-‘boundary’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₂-‘to pass through’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*térmn̥‘boundary’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*term(e)nos‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500terminus‘a term’
- Englishtodayallotermin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ter-‘boundary’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₂-‘to pass through’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*térmn̥‘boundary’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*term(e)nos‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500terminus‘a term’
- Englishtodayallotermin
Formed from allo-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’
English allo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ter- ‘boundary’
thrill, intrigue, treachery, thro, inextricable, 24 more
through Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to pass through’
through, enter, trans, thorough, avatar, tardy, tranquillity, torus, très, sarai, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ ‘boundary’
tram, extermination, determinate, 18 more
through Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ‘boundary stone’
determination, terminal, termination, terminate, terminator, terminus, determinism, interminable, 19 more
through Medieval Latin terminus ‘a term’
Today it means
noun Any of the different realisations of a termineme under a specific domain or environment. For instance, [MORPHOLOGY]_(TERM) is an abstract unit (i.e., termineme) with the meaning of "the study of forms of ..."; however, it gets alloterminalized as "the science of forms of living organisms" under biology, "the study of forms of words" under linguistics, "the general theory of form or formation" unde
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ter- / allotermin