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
Definitions
- indeterminacy
Ancestry of “undeterminacy”, step by step
undeterminacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English determinacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | delimited, confined, defined, designated |
| 5 | Latin | dēterminō | to delimit set bounds to |
| 6 | Latin | terminō | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |