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Where does the word "terminus" come from? It comes from Latin terminus, and was adopted directly into English (1830s).
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Where does the word "terminus" come from? It comes from Latin terminus, and was adopted directly into English (1830s).
Terminus’s story begins in Latin: terminus meant “boundary.” Terminus was the Roman god of boundary markers. It reached English by 1830s as terminus. Used for the end of a railway line. Today, terminus means the final stop of a railway or bus route.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient terminus "boundary", Terminus was the Roman god of boundary markers.
- Stage 2 · English · 1830s terminus "the end of a line", used for the end of a railway line.