Where does “determinately” come from?
Determinately comes from Middle English -ly, Latin determinatus (past participle of determinare, meaning to set bounds), Latin de, Latin terminus (meaning boundary or end), and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
determinately (English): In a way that is determinate
Definitions
- In a way that is determinate
Ancestry of “determinately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | determinate | Distinct, clearly defined; Fixed, set, unvarying;... |
| 2 | Middle English | determinate | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēterminātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēterminō | — |
| 5 | Latin | terminō | — |
| 6 | Latin | 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 |