Where does “substochastic” come from?
substochastic (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
substochastic (English): stochastic but having sums of columns less than 1
Definitions
- stochastic but having sums of columns less than 1
Ancestry of “substochastic”, step by step
substochastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English stochastic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stochastic | Random, randomly determined |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στοχαστικός | capable of hitting; Acting based on guesswork |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στόχος | pillar of brick |