Where does “selitysaste” come from?
selitysaste (Finnish) comes from Finnish selitys, from Finnish selittää, from Finnish selitä, from Finnish selkeä, from Proto-Finnic selkedä — clear.
selitysaste (Finnish): coefficient of determination
Definitions
- coefficient of determination
Ancestry of “selitysaste”, step by step
selitysaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish selitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selitys | explanation; excuse |
| 2 | Finnish | selittää | to explain; to explicate |
| 3 | Finnish | selitä | to clear; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 4 | Finnish | selkeä | clear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | selkedä | clear |
via Finnish aste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aste | grade; degree; degree, degree Celsius |
| 2 | Finnish | astua | to step (on), tread (on), pace, stride |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | astudak | to step, to take steps |