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Where does “predeterminedness” come from?

predeterminedness (English) comes from English predetermined, from English pre-, from Middle English pre-, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

predeterminedness (English): The state of being predetermined

Definitions

  1. The state of being predetermined

Ancestry of “predeterminedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpredeterminedsimple past tense and past participle of...
2Englishpre-Before; physically in front of; anterior;...
3Middle Englishpre-—
4Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
5Proto-Italicprai-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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