Where does “predictivity” come from?
predictivity (English) comes from English predictive, from Latin praedictivus, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
predictivity (English): The condition of being predictive
Definitions
- The condition of being predictive
Ancestry of “predictivity”, step by step
predictivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English predictive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | predictive | Useful in predicting; Describing a predictor;... |
| 2 | Latin | praedictivus | foretelling, predictive |
| 3 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |