Where does “pseudorandomly” come from?
pseudorandomly (English) comes from English pseudorandom, from English random, from English randon, from Middle English randoun, from Old French randon, from Old French randir, from Frankish rand, from Proto-Germanic randijō.
pseudorandomly (English): In a pseudorandom manner
Ancestry of “pseudorandomly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pseudorandom | Of a sequence of numbers, such that it has all... |
| 2 | English | random | A roving motion; course without definite... |
| 3 | English | randon | Obsolete form of random |
| 4 | Middle English | randoun | Force, magnitude, haste, intensity; Something... |
| 5 | Old French | randon | — |
| 6 | Old French | randir | to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop |
| 7 | Frankish | rand | run; a course; running |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | — |