Where does “𝔼” come from?

𝔼 (Translingual) comes from English expectation, from Middle French expectation, from Latin exspectātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “𝔼”, step by step

𝔼 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English expectation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpectationThe act or state of expecting or looking forward...
2Middle Frenchexpectation
3Latinexspectātiōexpectation, waiting
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German Erwartungswert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErwartungswertexpected value
2GermanErwartungexpectation, expectancy
3Germanerwartento expect, to consider likely; to await, to...
4Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
5Middle High Germaner-
6Old High Germanir-thoroughly
7Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
8Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
11Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via French espérance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchespérancehope
2Frenchespérerto hope; to hope for; to have faith, to trust
3Middle Frenchespererto hope
4Old Frenchespererto hope
5Latinspērōto hope, expect
6Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
7Proto-Italicspēshope
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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