Where does “parameter” come from?
parameter (Dutch) comes from French paramètre, from French para-, from Italian para-, from Italian para, from Italian paranoia, from Ancient Greek παράνοια, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
parameter (Dutch): a parameter
Definitions
- a parameter
Ancestry of “parameter”, step by step
parameter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French paramètre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paramètre | parameter |
| 2 | French | para- | para |
| 3 | Italian | para- | para |
| 4 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 5 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Latin parameter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parameter | — |