English
conterminosity
Conterminosity comes from Latin conterminus ‘adjoining, neighboring, having a common border’, from terminus ‘a boundary, limit, end’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*térmn̥‘boundary, end’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*termn̥‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*term(e)nos‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterminus‘a boundary, limit, end’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconterminus‘adjoining, neighboring, having a common border’
- English1500–presentconterminous
- Englishtodayconterminosity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*térmn̥‘boundary, end’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*termn̥‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*term(e)nos‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterminus‘a boundary, limit, end’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconterminus‘adjoining, neighboring, having a common border’
- English1500–presentconterminous
- Englishtodayconterminosity
A compound of conterminous + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ ‘boundary, end’
Proto-Italic *termn̥ ‘boundary stone’
Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ‘boundary stone’
Latin terminus ‘a boundary, limit, end’
Latin conterminus ‘adjoining, neighboring, having a common border’
English conterminous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ter- ‘tender, weak’
thrill, intrigue, treachery, thro, inextricable, 24 more
through Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ ‘boundary, end’
through Proto-Italic *termn̥ ‘boundary stone’
extermination, determinate, 14 more
through Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ‘boundary stone’
terminal, determination, termination, terminate, terminator, terminus, determinism, interminable, 19 more
through Latin terminus ‘a boundary, limit, end’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ / conterminosity