Where does “sparsification” come from?
sparsification (English) comes from English sparse, from Latin sparsus, from Latin spargo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.
sparsification (English): The act of making something more sparse,...
Definitions
- The act of making something more sparse,...
Ancestry of “sparsification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sparse | Having widely spaced intervals; Not dense;... |
| 2 | Latin | sparsus | scattered, strewn, sprinkled; spotted, freckled |
| 3 | Latin | spargo | I scatter, strew, sprinkle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pregʰ- | to scatter, to jerk |