Where does “self-determine” come from?
self-determine (English) comes 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-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
self-determine (English): To make one's own decisions without outside...
Definitions
- To make one's own decisions without outside...
Ancestry of “self-determine”, step by step
self-determine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English determine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determine | To set the boundaries or limits of; To ascertain... |
| 2 | Middle English | determinen | — |
| 3 | Old French | determiner | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēterminare | — |
| 5 | Latin | terminare | present active infinitive of terminō;... |
| 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 English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |