Where does “Poissonian” come from?
Poissonian (English) comes from English poisson, from French Poisson, from Middle French poisson, from Old French poisson, from Old French peis, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō — to stretch.
Poissonian (English): Of or pertaining to the Poisson distribution; A...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Poisson distribution; A...
Ancestry of “Poissonian”, step by step
Poissonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poisson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poisson | The Poisson distribution |
| 2 | French | Poisson | fish marine animal |
| 3 | Middle French | poisson | fish |
| 4 | Old French | poisson | fish |
| 5 | Old French | peis | Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 7 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 8 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |