termes
Pronunciation: [ˈtɛr.mɛs]
“termes” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
Traditionally derived from terō (“to rub away”), but unknown. Alternatively connected either with tener (“tender, young”) and Sabine terenum (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“tender, soft, weak, young, small”), particularly if the original meaning was “weak branch” or “young shoot”, or according to Calvert Watkins with termen (“end”), if the original meaning was “end, tip” (compare the…
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