Etymology

determinans

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Today it means: A modifier; a word that modifies another word. Full definition →

Latin dētermināns
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  1. Latin · derived fromdētermināns
  2. English todaydeterminans

From Latin dētermināns, present active participle of dēterminō (“fix the limits of something”), from dē + terminō (“bound, limit”).

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