Where does “indeterminism” come from?
indeterminism (English) comes from English determinism, from French déterminisme, from French déterminer, from Latin dēterminō, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
indeterminism (English): The doctrine that all human actions are not so...
Definitions
- The doctrine that all human actions are not so...
Ancestry of “indeterminism”, step by step
indeterminism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English determinism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determinism | The doctrine that all actions are determined by... |
| 2 | French | déterminisme | determinism |
| 3 | French | déterminer | to determine, establish |
| 4 | Latin | dēterminō | to delimit set bounds to |
| 5 | Latin | terminō | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 6 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term 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 |
via French indéterminisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indéterminisme | indeterminism |
| 2 | French | in- | in-; un- |