Where does “determinate” come from?

determinate (Latin) comes from Latin determino, from Latin termino, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word.

determinate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “determinate”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	determino	I delimit; I confine; I define
2	Latin	termino	to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit
3	Latin	terminus	a boundary, limit, end
4	Proto-Indo-European	ter-	tender, weak; young creature
5	Italian	termine	end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word

Every word from Italian termine →Every word from Latin terminus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →