Where does “確率” come from?
確率 (Japanese) comes from English probability, from Middle French probabilité, from Latin probabilitas, from Latin probābilis, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
確率 (Japanese): probability
Definitions
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Ancestry of “確率”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | probability | The state of being probable; likelihood; An event... |
| 2 | Middle French | probabilité | — |
| 3 | Latin | probabilitas | probability; credibility |
| 4 | Latin | probābilis | likely, credible, probable, plausible |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |