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Where does “predictor” come from?

Predictor comes from English predict, from Latin praedicere meaning to declare beforehand, from Latin dicere meaning to say, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- meaning to show.

predictor (English): Something that anticipates, predicts or...

Definitions

  1. Something that anticipates, predicts or...

Ancestry of “predictor”, 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
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