Where does “frequentist” come from?
Frequentist comes from English frequent with the Latin suffix -ista, from Latin frequens meaning crowded or full, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ-.
frequentist (English): An advocate of frequentism; Of or pertaining to...
Definitions
- An advocate of frequentism; Of or pertaining to...
Ancestry of “frequentist”, step by step
frequentist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |