Where does “determys” come from?
determys (Cornish) comes from Cornish determya, from English determine, from Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dēterminare, from Latin terminare, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter- — boundary, end.
determys (Cornish): determined
Definitions
- determined
Ancestry of “determys”, step by step
determys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish determya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | determya | to determine |
| 2 | English | determine | To set the boundaries or limits of; To ascertain... |
| 3 | Middle English | determinen | — |
| 4 | Old French | determiner | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēterminare | — |
| 6 | Latin | terminare | present active infinitive of terminō;... |
| 7 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 9 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 10 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via Cornish ys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ys | corn |