Where does “definiens” come from?
definiens (English) comes from Latin definiens, from Latin definio, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
definiens (English): The word or phrase that defines the definiendum...
Definitions
- The word or phrase that defines the definiendum...
Ancestry of “definiens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | definiens | limiting, terminating |
| 2 | Latin | definio | I bound, set bounds to; I limit; I define,... |
| 3 | Latin | de- | de- |
| 4 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |