English
terminality
From terminal + -ity.
Formed from terminal + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ ‘boundary, end’
Proto-Italic *termn̥ ‘boundary stone’
Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ‘boundary stone’
Latin terminus ‘a bound, boundary, limit, end’
Late Latin terminalis ‘pertaining to a boundary or to the end,…’
English terminal
Today it means
noun The quality or state of being terminal.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “terminality”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / terminality