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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | undeterminate | Not determinate; unsettled or uncertain |
| 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 |