Where does “interquantile” come from?
interquantile (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
interquantile (English): Between quantiles
Definitions
- Between quantiles
Ancestry of “interquantile”, step by step
interquantile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English quantile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quantile | One of the class of values of a variate which... |
| 2 | English | quantity | A fundamental, generic term used when referring... |
| 3 | Middle English | quantite | Number, quantity or amount; Dimension; how big or... |
| 4 | Old French | quantité | — |
| 5 | Latin | quantitās | greatness; extent; quantity; magnitude; size |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποσότης | quantity |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |