Thought for the day:- if termination is ending something shouldn’t “ex”termination mean beginning again?
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bensen · 3 comments
1 year ago
creativedragonbaby
· 1 year ago
This was so interesting I googled it!
“Exterminate" comes from "exterminatus," the past participle of "exterminare," meaning "to drive beyond the boundaries." The Latin word "exterminare" was formed from the prefix "ex-" ("out of" or "outside") and "terminus" ("boundary").
“Exterminate" comes from "exterminatus," the past participle of "exterminare," meaning "to drive beyond the boundaries." The Latin word "exterminare" was formed from the prefix "ex-" ("out of" or "outside") and "terminus" ("boundary").
karlboll
· 1 year ago
Like creativedragonbaby this drove me to googling.
From etymonline com ..
"termination (n.)
late 14c., "authoritative resolution of a matter," from Old French terminacion (13c.) and directly from Latin terminationem (nominative terminatio) "a fixing of boundaries, a bounding, determining," noun of action from past-participle stem of terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit" (see terminus). Meaning "end of a person's employment" is recorded from 1961; meaning "artificial end of a pregnancy" is attested from 1969; sense of "assassination" is recorded from 1975."
So the two words have different roots as well as extermination being going beyond termination or limits.
I also found out that the Roman god Terminus was the deity of boundaries, landmarks and the news year celebrations.
From etymonline com ..
"termination (n.)
late 14c., "authoritative resolution of a matter," from Old French terminacion (13c.) and directly from Latin terminationem (nominative terminatio) "a fixing of boundaries, a bounding, determining," noun of action from past-participle stem of terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit" (see terminus). Meaning "end of a person's employment" is recorded from 1961; meaning "artificial end of a pregnancy" is attested from 1969; sense of "assassination" is recorded from 1975."
So the two words have different roots as well as extermination being going beyond termination or limits.
I also found out that the Roman god Terminus was the deity of boundaries, landmarks and the news year celebrations.
bensen
· 1 year ago
Very interesting 8)