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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēterminō—
2Latinterminō—
3LatinTerminus—
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

Words derived from “déterminer”

  • indétermination
  • autodétermination
  • déterministe
  • indéterminisme
  • indéterministe
  • déterminisme
  • détermination
  • prédéterminer
  • indéterminable
  • déterminable
  • determinizm
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