Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-determined

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
self--de-ter-mined
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English determined English self-determined From self- + determined.

Inflected Forms

more self-determined (comparative) most self-determined (superlative) selfdetermined (alternative)

Questions

What does self-determined mean?
Marked by self-determination.
Where does self-determined come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English determined English self-determined From self- + determined.

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