Where does “normalfordeling” come from?
normalfordeling (Danish) comes from Danish normal, from French normale, from Latin normālis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
normalfordeling (Danish): normal distribution
Definitions
- normal distribution
Ancestry of “normalfordeling”, step by step
normalfordeling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish normal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | normal | a normal value or quantity e.g. tempature etc |
| 2 | French | normale | feminine singular of normal; Line perpendicular... |
| 3 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 4 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |