Where does “normaalijakauma” come from?
normaalijakauma (Finnish) comes from Finnish normaali, from Latin normālis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
normaalijakauma (Finnish): normal distribution
Definitions
- normal distribution
Ancestry of “normaalijakauma”, step by step
normaalijakauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish normaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | normaali | normal |
| 2 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 3 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |