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Where does “lognormal” come from?

Lognormal is a compound of logarithm and normal, with logarithm from Latin -alis and Ancient Greek λόγος meaning word or reason, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewp-.

lognormal (English): Describing a logarithmic function that has a...

Definitions

  1. Describing a logarithmic function that has a...

Ancestry of “lognormal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlogThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;...
2Middle Englishloggelarge long stick, staff, pole, log
3Old Frenchlogearbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way
4Latinlaubĭa—
5Frankishlaubijāshelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter
6Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
7Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “lognormal”

  • lognormally
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