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Where does “determynat” come from?

determynat (Middle English) comes from Latin determinatus, 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.

Ancestry of “determynat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeterminatusdelimited, confined, defined, designated
2LatindeterminoI delimit; I confine; I define
3LatinterminoI mark off , set bounds to; bound, limit; I...
4Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
5Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
6Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word

Words derived from “determynat”

  • determinate
  • determinately
  • determinateness
  • undeterminate
  • nondeterminate
  • undeterminateness
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