Where does “déterminer” come from?

déterminer (French) comes from Latin dēterminō, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

déterminer (French): to determine, establish

Definitions

  1. to determine, establish

Ancestry of “déterminer”, step by step

déterminer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dēterminō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēterminōto delimit set bounds to
2Latinterminōto mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit
3LatinTerminusthe deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
5Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
6Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
7Proto-Italictermenos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via Latin dēterminare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēterminare—
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “déterminer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →