Where does “statistiikka” come from?
statistiikka (Finnish) comes from New Latin statisticum, from Italian statista, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
statistiikka (Finnish): statistics
Definitions
- statistics
Ancestry of “statistiikka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | statisticum | of the state |
| 2 | Italian | statista | statesman |
| 3 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 4 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |