Where does “overdetermined” come from?
Overdetermined comes from Middle English over- combined with determined, with over- descending from Old English ofer-, Proto-Germanic uber, and Proto-Indo-European upér and upo, meaning "over" or "above."
overdetermined (English): Having more constraints or causes than necessary...
Definitions
- Having more constraints or causes than necessary...
Ancestry of “overdetermined”, step by step
overdetermined traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overdetermine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overdetermine | To give too many constraints, so that no solution... |
| 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 determined
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determined | Decided; resolute, possessing much determination;... |