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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchangeTo become something different; To make something...
2Middle Englishchaungento change; to modify
3Anglo-NormanchaungerLate Anglo-Norman spelling of changier
4Old Frenchchangierto change; to make a change
5Late Latincambiare
6Latincambiōto exchange, barter; change
7LatincambiumA change; cambium
8Gaulishcambionchange
9Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
10Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

via English point

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpointA discrete division of something; A sharp...
2Middle Englishpoint
3Old Frenchpointa sting; a prick; moment; time; dot
4Latinpūnctumpoint
5Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp-
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