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 |
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| 1 | Latin | determino | I delimit; I confine; I define |
| 2 | Latin | termino | I mark off , set bounds to; bound, limit; I... |
| 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 |