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Where does “ogive” come from?

ogive (English) comes from Middle French augive, from Old French oegive.

ogive (English): The curve of a cumulative distribution function;...

Definitions

  1. The curve of a cumulative distribution function;...

Ancestry of “ogive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchaugiveogive
2Old Frenchoegive—

Words derived from “ogive”

  • ogival
  • ogived
Every word from Old French oegive →