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Where does “predictive” come from?

Predictive comes from Latin praedictivus, formed from the suffix -ivus and the Proto-Indo-European root deyḱ- meaning to point or show.

predictive (English): Useful in predicting; Describing a predictor;...

Definitions

  1. Useful in predicting; Describing a predictor;...

Ancestry of “predictive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraedictivusforetelling, predictive
2Latinpraedicō—
3Latindīcō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “predictive”

  • predictively
  • predictivity
  • predictiveness
  • nonpredictive
  • unpredictive
  • unpredictively
  • prédictif
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