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Where does “predictability” come from?

Predictability comes from English predict, from Latin praedicere meaning to declare beforehand, combining Latin dicere to say with Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- to show or point out.

predictability (English): The characteristic of being predictable

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being predictable

Ancestry of “predictability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpredictTo make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or...
2Frenchprédireto predict, foretell
3Italianpredicareto preach
4Spanishpredicarto preach
5Latinpraedicō—
6Latindīcō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “predictability”

  • unpredictability
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