Where does “sandsynlighed” come from?
sandsynlighed (Danish) comes from Danish sandsynlig, from German wahrscheinlich, from Dutch waarschijnlijk, from French vraisemblable, from French vrai, from Old French verai, from Late Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
sandsynlighed (Danish): likelihood, probability
Definitions
- likelihood, probability
Ancestry of “sandsynlighed”, step by step
sandsynlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sandsynlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sandsynlig | likely |
| 2 | German | wahrscheinlich | likely, probable, plausible; probably, likely |
| 3 | Dutch | waarschijnlijk | probably; probable, likely |
| 4 | French | vraisemblable | plausible, likely |
| 5 | French | vrai | true; real; truth |
| 6 | Old French | verai | real; genuine |
| 7 | Late Latin | vērāgus | — |
| 8 | Latin | vērāx | truthful |
| 9 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 10 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 11 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |