Where does “ложноположительный” come from?

ложноположительный (Russian) comes from Russian положи́тельный, from Russian положи́ть, from Russian ложи́ть, from Old East Slavic ложити, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

ложноположительный (Russian): falsely positive

Definitions

  1. falsely positive

Ancestry of “ложноположительный”, step by step

ложноположительный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian положи́тельный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianположи́тельныйpositive, affirmative
2Russianположи́тьto put, to lay
3Russianложи́тьto put, to lay (down)
4Old East Slavicложити
5Proto-Slavicložitito lay
6Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Russian ло́жный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianло́жныйfalse untrue, not factual, wrong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-tiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei