Where does “indeterminat” come from?
indeterminat (Catalan) comes from Middle English determinat, from Latin determinatus, from Latin determino, from Latin termino, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word.
indeterminat (Catalan): indeterminate
Definitions
- indeterminate
Ancestry of “indeterminat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | determinat | — |
| 2 | Latin | determinatus | delimited, confined, defined, designated |
| 3 | Latin | determino | I delimit; I confine; I define |
| 4 | Latin | termino | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 5 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |