Where does “parameter” come from?
Parameter comes from French paramètre, from Latin parametrum, from Ancient Greek παρά meaning "beside," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots preh₂- and per- related to going forward or through.
parameter (English): A value kept constant during an experiment,...
Definitions
- A value kept constant during an experiment,...
Ancestry of “parameter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paramètre | parameter |
| 2 | French | para- | para |
| 3 | Italian | para- | para |
| 4 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 5 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “parameter”
- parameterization
- parametrization
- parameterize
- parameterisation
- parameterless
- multiparameter
- reparameterization
- hyperparameter
- parametrize
- parameterizable
- parameterise
- reparametrization
- reparameterize
- overparameterization
- parametrizable
- microparameter
- macroparameter
- reparametrize
- overparameterize
- overparametrization
- subparameter
- reparameterise
- paraméter
- uniparameter