Where does “metaprediction” come from?
metaprediction (English) comes from English prediction, from Latin praedictio, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
metaprediction (English): A prediction that is based upon multiple, independent predictions
Definitions
- A prediction that is based upon multiple, independent predictions
Ancestry of “metaprediction”, step by step
metaprediction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prediction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prediction | A statement of what will happen in the future; A... |
| 2 | Latin | praedictio | foretelling, prediction |
| 3 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |