Where does “equipercentile” come from?
equipercentile (English) comes from English percentile, from English -ile, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
equipercentile (English): Relating to, or occupying the same percentile
Definitions
- Relating to, or occupying the same percentile
Ancestry of “equipercentile”, step by step
equipercentile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English percentile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | percentile | Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an... |
| 2 | English | -ile | tending to, or capable of |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English equi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equi | — |