Where does “pseudolikelihood” come from?
pseudolikelihood (English) comes from English likelihood, from English likely, from Middle English likely, from Old English ġelīclīċ, from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
pseudolikelihood (English): An approximation to the joint probability...
Definitions
- An approximation to the joint probability...
Ancestry of “pseudolikelihood”, step by step
pseudolikelihood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English likelihood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | likelihood | The probability of a specified outcome; the... |
| 2 | English | likely | probable; having a greater-than-even chance of... |
| 3 | Middle English | likely | — |
| 4 | Old English | ġelīclīċ | likely |
| 5 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |