Where does “statistical” come from?
Statistical derives from English statistic, which comes from German Aldehyd, a term formed from aldehyde compounds in chemistry.
statistical (English): Of or pertaining to statistics
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to statistics
Ancestry of “statistical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | statistic | Alternative form of statistical; A single item in... |
| 2 | English | statistics | A discipline, principally within applied... |
| 3 | German | Statistik | statistics; statistics, stats |
| 4 | Italian | statistica | feminine singular of statistico; statistics |
| 5 | Italian | -istica | feminine singular of -istico; -istics |
| 6 | Italian | -istico | -istic, -istical |
| 7 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 8 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
Words derived from “statistical”
- statistically
- geostatistical
- nonstatistical
- biostatistical
- lexicostatistical
- nonstatistically
- geostatistically
- statisticalization
- unstatistical
- lexicostatistically
- thermostatistical
- pseudostatistical
- biostatistically
- superstatistical
- astrostatistical
- parastatistical
- ethnostatistical
- medicostatistical
- microstatistical
- prestatistical
- statisticality
- statisticalness