Where does “semimartingale” come from?

semimartingale (English) comes from English martingale, from Middle French martingale, from Old Occitan martegalo, from Latin maritĭma.

semimartingale (English): A form of probability process that is the sum of...

Definitions

  1. A form of probability process that is the sum of...

Ancestry of “semimartingale”, step by step

semimartingale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English martingale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmartingaleA piece of harness used on a horse to keep it...
2Middle Frenchmartingale—
3Old Occitanmartegalo—
4Latinmaritĭma—

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Latin maritĭma →Every word from Old Occitan martegalo →Every word from Middle French martingale →