Where does “stationary distribution” come from?

stationary distribution (English) comes from English distribution, from Old French distribution, from Latin distributio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

stationary distribution (English): a row vector formula_1 whose entries sum to...

Definitions

  1. a row vector formula_1 whose entries sum to...

Ancestry of “stationary distribution”, step by step

stationary distribution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English distribution

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdistributionAn act of distributing or state of being...
2Old Frenchdistribution
3Latindistributiodivision, distribution
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English stationary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstationaryNot moving; incapable of being moved; unchanging
2Latinstationarius
3Latinstatiōoutpost, picket
4Latinstōto stand
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-