terminus a quon.

Brit.

/ˌtəːmᵻnəs ˌa ˈkwəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌtərmᵻnəs ˌɑ ˈkwoʊ/

Inflections: Plural termini a quibus Brit.

/ˌtəːmᵻnɪ ˌa ˈkwɪbəs/, U.S.

/ˌtərmᵻni ˌɑ ˈkwɪbəs/.

Forms: 1500s–1600s terminus à quo, 1500s– terminus a quo, 1700s termini à quibus (plural), 1800s– termini a quibus (plural).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin terminus a quo.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin terminus a quo (a1250 in Albertus Magnus, Phys. 5. 2. 2; also in Aquinas, Roger Bacon, Duns Scotus, etc.) < classical Latin terminus terminus n. + ā from + quō , ablative of quī which (see who pron.). Compare terminus ad quem n. With sense 2 compare earlier terminus post quem n.

1. A starting point; a point of origin; an initial impulse, a motive. Frequently contrasted with terminus ad quem n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun] > starting-point

terminus a quo1549

starting place1570

terma1628

salient motion1664

salient pointa1682

punctum saliens1695

starting point1782

Adam and Eve1793

starting ground1802

point of departure1804

baseline1836

point de départ1848

zero1849

start point1860

jumping-board1878

jumping-off board1914

jumping-off point1927

starting block1932

square one1952

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. M^v Who so had apposed them in terminus à quo [L. termino a quo], and terminus ad quem.

1551 T. Cranmer Answer S. Gardiner 325 In nutrition terminus a quo, is the hunger and thurste of the manne, and terminus ad quem, is the feadinge and satisfying of hys hunger and thurste.

1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 191 So there is Terminus à quo, from whence we are freed; and Terminus ad quem, to which we are exalted.

1680 J. L. Christian Warfare 4 The terminus a quo, be Lovely, and the terminus ad quem, unutterable Glory.

1700 D. Irish Levamen Infirmi 111 If the termini à quibus, be the four Parts of the World, then the terminus ad quem must be about the Centre.

1821 Considerations of Corn Question 4 Agricultural produce thus becoming the moving power, or the terminus a quo, the annual circulation of money begins.

1873 S. R. Clarke Treat. on Law of Insurance 318 The risk will commence at the sailing from that place, although the vessel was loaded prior to her arrival at the terminus a quo.

1905 J. R. Harris Guiding Hand of God vii. 107 I do not regard death..as a terminus, but more and more as a starting-point... It is a terminus a quo and not a terminus ad quem.

1959 P. O'Brian Unknown Shore xiv. 308 Those tombs that we found are my terminus a quo.

2000 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Jan. 6/4 He is keener to treat the whole phenomenon of expatriation as if it had a terminus a quo in the old feelings of inferiority and a terminus ad quem in the now imminent independent nationhood.

2. spec. The earliest possible date at which something could have occurred or might occur; = terminus post quem n. Frequently contrasted with terminus ad quem n. 2.

ΚΠ

1847 Eng. Rev. Sept. 188 An elaborate discussion of the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of that prophetic period.

1861 Evangelical Rev. Jan. 391 It is obvious that the terminus a quo of Daniel's weeks is the year 533 B.C.

1951 Mod. Lang. Notes 66 531 The beginning of the Eighth Century can..be considered as the terminus a quo of the existence of free..vowels versus checked (short) vowels in the history of the French language.

1974 Bodleian Library Rec. Dec. 174 Such evidence clearly establishes for the annotations a terminus a quo of 1602.

2003 M. Whitters Epist. of Second Baruch 149 The implied terminus a quo of the narrative is the destruction of the temple by the Babylonians in 587 BCE, but the internal evidence for a later date is determined by a reference to the second destruction of the temple.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terminus a quo
释义	terminus a quon. Brit. /ˌtəːmᵻnəs ˌa ˈkwəʊ/, U.S. /ˌtərmᵻnəs ˌɑ ˈkwoʊ/ Inflections: Plural termini a quibus Brit. /ˌtəːmᵻnɪ ˌa ˈkwɪbəs/, U.S. /ˌtərmᵻni ˌɑ ˈkwɪbəs/. Forms: 1500s–1600s terminus à quo, 1500s– terminus a quo, 1700s termini à quibus (plural), 1800s– termini a quibus (plural). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin terminus a quo. Etymology: < post-classical Latin terminus a quo (a1250 in Albertus Magnus, Phys. 5. 2. 2; also in Aquinas, Roger Bacon, Duns Scotus, etc.) < classical Latin terminus terminus n. + ā from + quō , ablative of quī which (see who pron.). Compare terminus ad quem n. With sense 2 compare earlier terminus post quem n. 1. A starting point; a point of origin; an initial impulse, a motive. Frequently contrasted with terminus ad quem n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun] > starting-point terminus a quo1549 starting place1570 terma1628 salient motion1664 salient pointa1682 punctum saliens1695 starting point1782 Adam and Eve1793 starting ground1802 point of departure1804 baseline1836 point de départ1848 zero1849 start point1860 jumping-board1878 jumping-off board1914 jumping-off point1927 starting block1932 square one1952 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. M^v Who so had apposed them in terminus à quo [L. termino a quo], and terminus ad quem. 1551 T. Cranmer Answer S. Gardiner 325 In nutrition terminus a quo, is the hunger and thurste of the manne, and terminus ad quem, is the feadinge and satisfying of hys hunger and thurste. 1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 191 So there is Terminus à quo, from whence we are freed; and Terminus ad quem, to which we are exalted. 1680 J. L. Christian Warfare 4 The terminus a quo, be Lovely, and the terminus ad quem, unutterable Glory. 1700 D. Irish Levamen Infirmi 111 If the termini à quibus, be the four Parts of the World, then the terminus ad quem must be about the Centre. 1821 Considerations of Corn Question 4 Agricultural produce thus becoming the moving power, or the terminus a quo, the annual circulation of money begins. 1873 S. R. Clarke Treat. on Law of Insurance 318 The risk will commence at the sailing from that place, although the vessel was loaded prior to her arrival at the terminus a quo. 1905 J. R. Harris Guiding Hand of God vii. 107 I do not regard death..as a terminus, but more and more as a starting-point... It is a terminus a quo and not a terminus ad quem. 1959 P. O'Brian Unknown Shore xiv. 308 Those tombs that we found are my terminus a quo. 2000 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Jan. 6/4 He is keener to treat the whole phenomenon of expatriation as if it had a terminus a quo in the old feelings of inferiority and a terminus ad quem in the now imminent independent nationhood. 2. spec. The earliest possible date at which something could have occurred or might occur; = terminus post quem n. Frequently contrasted with terminus ad quem n. 2. ΚΠ 1847 Eng. Rev. Sept. 188 An elaborate discussion of the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of that prophetic period. 1861 Evangelical Rev. Jan. 391 It is obvious that the terminus a quo of Daniel's weeks is the year 533 B.C. 1951 Mod. Lang. Notes 66 531 The beginning of the Eighth Century can..be considered as the terminus a quo of the existence of free..vowels versus checked (short) vowels in the history of the French language. 1974 Bodleian Library Rec. Dec. 174 Such evidence clearly establishes for the annotations a terminus a quo of 1602. 2003 M. Whitters Epist. of Second Baruch 149 The implied terminus a quo of the narrative is the destruction of the temple by the Babylonians in 587 BCE, but the internal evidence for a later date is determined by a reference to the second destruction of the temple. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1549
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