Where does “nonprobability” come from?
nonprobability (English) comes from English probability, from Middle French probabilité, from Latin probabilitas, from Latin probābilis, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
nonprobability (English): Of or relating to a form of sampling in which the...
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Ancestry of “nonprobability”, step by step
nonprobability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English probability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | probability | The state of being probable; likelihood; An event... |
| 2 | Middle French | probabilité | — |
| 3 | Latin | probabilitas | probability; credibility |
| 4 | Latin | probābilis | likely, credible, probable, plausible |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |