Where does “demand characteristic” come from?
demand characteristic (English) comes from English demand, from Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin demando, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
demand characteristic (English): An aspect of an experimental design that leads...
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- An aspect of an experimental design that leads...
Ancestry of “demand characteristic”, step by step
demand characteristic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demand | The desire to purchase goods and services; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | demaunden | To question; to request |
| 3 | Old French | demander | to ask |
| 4 | Latin | demando | I entrust, commit |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English characteristic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | characteristic | Being a distinguishing feature of a person or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χαρακτηριστικός | characteristic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαρακτηρίζω | to designate by a characteristic mark |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |