Where does “indeterminable” come from?
indeterminable (Spanish) comes from English determinable, from English determine, from Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dēterminare, from Latin terminare, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter- — boundary, end.
indeterminable (Spanish): indeterminable
Definitions
- indeterminable
Ancestry of “indeterminable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | determinable | able to be determined or limited; able to be... |
| 2 | English | determine | To set the boundaries or limits of; To ascertain... |
| 3 | Middle English | determinen | — |
| 4 | Old French | determiner | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēterminare | — |
| 6 | Latin | terminare | present active infinitive of terminō;... |
| 7 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 9 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 10 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |