Where does “determinerless” come from?
determinerless (English) comes from English determiner, 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.
determinerless (English): Without a determiner
Definitions
- Without a determiner
Ancestry of “determinerless”, step by step
determinerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English determiner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determiner | A member of a class of words functioning in a... |
| 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 |