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Where does “determinist” come from?

determinist (English) comes from French déterministe, from French déterminer, from Latin dēterminō, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.

determinist (English): An advocate of determinism; Characteristic of...

Definitions

  1. An advocate of determinism; Characteristic of...

Ancestry of “determinist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéterministedeterministic; determinist
2Frenchdéterminerto determine, establish
3Latindēterminō—
4Latinterminō—
5LatinTerminus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
7Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
8Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
9Proto-Italictermenos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “determinist”

  • deterministic
  • nondeterministic
  • deterministically
  • indeterministic
  • nondeterministically
  • semideterministic
  • undeterministic
  • technodeterminist
  • non-deterministic
  • superdeterministic
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