Where does “biostatistic” come from?
biostatistic (English) comes from English biostatistics, from English statistics, from German Statistik, from Italian statistica, from Italian -istica, from Italian -istico, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista.
biostatistic (English): A biological statistic
Definitions
- A biological statistic
Ancestry of “biostatistic”, step by step
biostatistic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English biostatistics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biostatistics | The application of statistics to the study and... |
| 2 | English | statistics | A discipline, principally within applied... |
| 3 | German | Statistik | statistics; statistics, stats |
| 4 | Italian | statistica | feminine singular of statistico; statistics |
| 5 | Italian | -istica | feminine singular of -istico; -istics |
| 6 | Italian | -istico | -istic, -istical |
| 7 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 8 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English statistic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | statistic | Alternative form of statistical; A single item in... |