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Where does “determinable” come from?

Determinable comes from Middle English determinable, from Old French determinable, from Latin dēterminābilis, formed from Latin dētermināre with the suffix -ābilis meaning "capable of being."

determinable (English): able to be determined or limited; able to be...

Definitions

  1. able to be determined or limited; able to be...

Ancestry of “determinable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdetermineTo set the boundaries or limits of; To ascertain...
2Middle Englishdeterminen—
3Old Frenchdeterminer—
4Latindēterminare—
5Latinterminarepresent active infinitive of terminō;...
6LatinTerminus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
8Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
9Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
10Proto-Italictermenos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “determinable”

  • determinableness
  • predeterminable
  • determinablism
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