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Etymology of the Latin word exterminare

the Classical Latin word exterminare (banish, expel; dismiss)
derived from the Classical Latin word terminare (to limit; mark the boundaries of, form the boundaries of; restrict)
derived from the Latin word terminus (boundary, limit, end)
using the Latin prefix ex-
derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

Derivations in Latin

exterminatio, exterminium, exterminatus, supin

Derivations in other languages

Italian sterminare, Portuguese exterminar, Spanish exterminar

Usage

Word found in Classical Latin



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