Where does “dataviz” come from?
dataviz (English) comes from English visualization, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “dataviz”, step by step
dataviz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English visualization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visualization | The act of visualizing, or something visualized;... |
| 2 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 4 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English data
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | data | plural of datum; Information, especially in a... |
| 2 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 3 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 4 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English viz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | viz | Alternative form of viz |