English
termwise
From term + -wise.
Formed from term + -wise
Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ ‘stump’
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Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ‘boundary stone’
Latin terminus ‘a bound’
Old French terme
Middle English terme
English term
Today it means
adv by terms, term by term
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “termwise”. 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 / termwise