Where does “blobplot” come from?

blobplot (English) comes from English plot, from Middle English plot, from Old English plot, from Proto-Germanic plataz, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- — to strike, beat.

blobplot (English): A scatter plot that has circles (of varying size) instead of points

Definitions

  1. A scatter plot that has circles (of varying size) instead of points

Ancestry of “blobplot”, step by step

blobplot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplotThe course of a story, comprising a series of...
2Middle Englishplotplot of land
3Old Englishplota plot of ground
4Proto-Germanicplatazslap, strike, blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanb(e)lad-to strike, beat

via English blob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblobA shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad-Every word from Proto-Germanic platazEvery word from Old English plot