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

  1. Of or pertaining to statistics

Ancestry of “statistical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstatisticAlternative form of statistical; A single item in...
2EnglishstatisticsA discipline, principally within applied...
3GermanStatistikstatistics; statistics, stats
4Italianstatisticafeminine singular of statistico; statistics
5Italian-isticafeminine singular of -istico; -istics
6Italian-istico-istic, -istical
7Italian-ista-ist
8Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
9Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
10Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
11Proto-Hellenic-tās

Words derived from “statistical

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήςEvery word from Latin -ista