'determination' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'determinatio,' where 'de-' meant 'off' and 'terminare' meant 'to limit or bound.'

'determinatio' transformed into the Old French word 'determinacion,' and eventually became the modern English word 'determination' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'the act of defining or limiting,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'making a decision or establishing something.'