terminalis Latin · revision 9254

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Varro|origins=la terminus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [tɛr.mɪˈnaː.lɪs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ter.miˈnaː.lis]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''terminālis''' (neuter termināle); third-declension two-termination adjective^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[terminus]] “boundary, end” with the suffix [[-ālis]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Varro, whom he dates 116–27 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant marking a boundary, as of boundary stones, and in Apuleius marking an end, final.^(OLD 2012) Tertullian has ''pālī termināliēs'' “boundary stakes” and Ammianus ''lapidēs termināliēs''.^(Lewis & Short 1879) Georges cites the ''Terminālia'', the festival of the boundary god Terminus, in Augustine.^(Georges 1913)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for what marks a boundary or limit.^(DMLBS) It gave [[en|terminal]] in the mid-15th century, “final, ultimate”, and in the late 15th century “marking boundaries”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 116–27 BC – Varro uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 125–175 AD – Apuleius uses it of what is final.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * mid-15th century – English ''terminal'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Marking a boundary.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Final, [[m|en|terminal]].^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[terminus]]

+ * [[terminō]]

+ * [[en|terminal]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}