Definite
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mid 16th century: from Latin definitus ‘defined, set within limits’, past participle of definire (see define).
wiktionary
From Latin dēfīnītus, past participle of dēfīniō, whence also English define.
etymonline
definite (adj.)
c. 1500, "fixed, established; certain, precise;" 1550s, "having fixed limits," from Latin definitus "defined, bounded, limited," past participle of definire "to limit, determine, explain," from de "completely" (see de-) + finire "to bound, limit," from finis "boundary, end" (see finish (v.)). From 1727 in grammar, "defining, limiting." Definite means "defined, clear, precise, unmistakable;" definitive means "having the character of finality." Related: Definiteness.
