Where does “undeterminateness” come from?
undeterminateness (English) comes from English undeterminate, 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.
undeterminateness (English): Quality of being undeterminate
Definitions
- Quality of being undeterminate
Ancestry of “undeterminateness”, step by step
undeterminateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undeterminate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undeterminate | Not determinate; unsettled or uncertain |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |