Where does “konfidensintervall” come from?

konfidensintervall (Swedish) comes from German Intervall, from Latin intervallum, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

konfidensintervall (Swedish): confidence interval

Definitions

  1. confidence interval

Ancestry of “konfidensintervall”, step by step

konfidensintervall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Intervall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIntervallinterval
2LatinintervallumThe open space within the vallum of a camp or...
3Latininterbetween, among; during, while
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Swedish konfidens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkonfidens
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en
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