Where does “changepoint” come from?
changepoint (English) comes from English change, from Middle English chaungen, from Anglo-Norman chaunger, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion — to bend; crooked; crooked.
changepoint (English): The point at which the probability distribution...
Definitions
- The point at which the probability distribution...
Ancestry of “changepoint”, step by step
changepoint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English change
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | change | To become something different; To make something... |
| 2 | Middle English | chaungen | to change; to modify |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | chaunger | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of changier |
| 4 | Old French | changier | to change; to make a change |
| 5 | Late Latin | cambiare | — |
| 6 | Latin | cambiō | to exchange, barter; change |
| 7 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 8 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |
via English point
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | point | A discrete division of something; A sharp... |
| 2 | Middle English | point | — |
| 3 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 4 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 5 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |