Where does “outstatistic” come from?
outstatistic (English) comes from English statistic, from English statistics, from German Statistik, from Italian statistica, from Italian -istica, from Italian -istico, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista.
outstatistic (English): To look better, or more impressive, when described using statistics
Definitions
- To look better, or more impressive, when described using statistics
Ancestry of “outstatistic”, step by step
outstatistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English statistic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | statistic | Alternative form of statistical; A single item in... |
| 2 | English | statistics | A discipline, principally within applied... |
| 3 | German | Statistik | statistics; statistics, stats |
| 4 | Italian | statistica | feminine singular of statistico; statistics |
| 5 | Italian | -istica | feminine singular of -istico; -istics |
| 6 | Italian | -istico | -istic, -istical |
| 7 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 8 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |