Where does “確率論” come from?
確率論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 確率, from English probability, from Middle French probabilité, from Latin probabilitas, from Latin probābilis, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
確率論 (Japanese): probability theory
Definitions
- probability theory
Ancestry of “確率論”, step by step
確率論 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 確率
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 確率 | probability |
| 2 | English | probability | The state of being probable; likelihood; An event... |
| 3 | Middle French | probabilité | — |
| 4 | Latin | probabilitas | probability; credibility |
| 5 | Latin | probābilis | likely, credible, probable, plausible |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |