Where does “undeterminate” come from?
undeterminate (English) comes from English determinate, from Middle English determinate, from Latin dēterminātus, from Latin dēterminō, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
undeterminate (English): Not determinate; unsettled or uncertain
Definitions
- Not determinate; unsettled or uncertain
Ancestry of “undeterminate”, step by step
undeterminate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English determinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determinate | Distinct, clearly defined; Fixed, set, unvarying;... |
| 2 | Middle English | determinate | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēterminātus | delimited, confined, defined, designated |
| 4 | Latin | dēterminō | to delimit set bounds to |
| 5 | Latin | terminō | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |