Etymology of the English word conterminous
the English word
conterminousderived from the Latin word
conterminus (close by, neighboring, adjacent)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
terminus (boundary, limit, end)
Date
The earliest known usage of conterminous in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
