terme

French

noun
Definitions
  • only plural: terms (conditions)
  • conclusion, end (of a period of time, distance, or journey)
  • term (word, expression)
  • deadline, due date (rent, pregnancy, contract)
  • rent

Etymology

Inherited from Latin terminus (limit, boundary, end, a bound, etc, ML, word, covenant, a term, period, in cog, -, also a time, - also a time) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (through, over, young, drill, rub, bore, twist, soft, turn, grind, weak).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ter-

Gloss

through, over, young, drill, rub, bore, twist, soft, turn, grind, weak

Concept
Semantic Field

Miscellaneous function words

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Other

Kanji

弱

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