Where does “Gaussian” come from?
Gaussian comes from English Gauss, from Latin -ianus, -ius, -um, -us, from Proto-Indo-European -yós, -ós, and Proto-Italic -os, suffixes forming adjectives and agent nouns.
Gaussian (English): Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss; Normal;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss; Normal;...
Ancestry of “Gaussian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -ian | From, related to, or like; One from, belonging... |
| 2 | English | Hobbesian | Involving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized... |
| 3 | English | Hobbes | a surname |
| 4 | English | Robert | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | Robert | — |
Words derived from “Gaussian”