Where does “term of years determinable” come from?
term of years determinable (English) comes from English determinable, 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- — boundary, end.
term of years determinable (English): An estate in land held for a term of years which determined on the deaths of certain individuals, or the cessation of certain life interests
Definitions
- An estate in land held for a term of years which determined on the deaths of certain individuals, or the cessation of certain life interests
Ancestry of “term of years determinable”, step by step
term of years determinable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English determinable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determinable | able to be determined or limited; able to be... |
| 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 term of years
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | term of years | An estate in land held under a lease which is not perpetual or indefinite in length, though in some cases may be contingent on some guaranteed occurrence |
| 2 | English | years | plural of year; API pl; A very long time |
| 3 | English | year | A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to... |
| 4 | Middle English | yeer | year |
| 5 | Old English | ġēar | year |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |