Where does “biodeterminism” come from?
biodeterminism (English) comes from English determinism, from French déterminisme, from French déterminer, from Latin dēterminō, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
biodeterminism (English): The idea that individual characteristics are determined at conception by those of the parents
Definitions
- The idea that individual characteristics are determined at conception by those of the parents
Ancestry of “biodeterminism”, step by step
biodeterminism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English determinism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determinism | The doctrine that all actions are determined by... |
| 2 | French | déterminisme | determinism |
| 3 | French | déterminer | to determine, establish |
| 4 | Latin | dēterminō | to delimit set bounds to |
| 5 | Latin | terminō | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 6 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |