Where does “undeterminacy” come from?
undeterminacy (English) comes from English determinacy, from English determinate, from Middle English determinate, from Latin dēterminātus, from Latin dēterminō, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter- — boundary, end.
undeterminacy (English): indeterminacy
Ancestry of “undeterminacy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | determinacy | The ability to be completely determined in a... |
| 2 | English | determinate | Distinct, clearly defined; Fixed, set, unvarying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | determinate | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēterminātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēterminō | — |
| 6 | Latin | terminō | — |
| 7 | Latin | 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 |