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Where does “determinableness” come from?

determinableness (English) comes from English determinable, 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.

determinableness (English): Capability of being determined; determinability

Definitions

  1. Capability of being determined; determinability

Ancestry of “determinableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeterminableable to be determined or limited; able to be...
2EnglishdetermineTo set the boundaries or limits of; To ascertain...
3Middle Englishdeterminen—
4Old Frenchdeterminer—
5Latindēterminare—
6Latinterminarepresent active infinitive of terminō;...
7LatinTerminus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
9Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
10Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
11Proto-Italictermenos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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