Where does “determinablism” come from?
determinablism (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.
determinablism (English): A philosophy of determinables
Definitions
- A philosophy of determinables
Ancestry of “determinablism”, step by step
determinablism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English determinable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determinable | able to be determined or limited; able to be... |
| 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 English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |