Where does “aléatoire” come from?
aléatoire (French) comes from Latin āleātōrius, from Latin āleātor, from Latin alea, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
aléatoire (French): doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unpredictable;...
Definitions
- doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unpredictable;...
Ancestry of “aléatoire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | āleātōrius | Of or pertaining to a gamester |
| 2 | Latin | āleātor | gambler, gamester |
| 3 | Latin | alea | a die; any game involving dice; the game of... |
| 4 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |