Where does “imprecision” come from?
Imprecision comes from Middle French imprecision, from Latin imprecisiō (lack of exactness), formed from in- (not) and praecīsiō (a cutting off), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning not and to cut.
imprecision (English): lack of precision or exactness; poor accuracy
Definitions
- lack of precision or exactness; poor accuracy
Ancestry of “imprecision”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precision | The state of being precise or exact; exactness;... |
| 2 | Middle French | précision | Alternative form of precision |
| 3 | Latin | praecisio | the act of cutting off; a piece cut off; cut,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |