English
eikosogram
Eikosogram comes from Ancient Greek εἰκός ‘probability’, and goes back to ἔοικα ‘appear, seem’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔοικαéoika‘appear, seem’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεἰκός‘probability’
- Englishtodayeikosogram
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔοικαéoika‘appear, seem’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεἰκός‘probability’
- Englishtodayeikosogram
Formed from εἰκός ‘probability’ + -gram
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to become equal, be fitting’
victory, victim, province, convince, weakness, victor, icon, conviction, witch, wicked, wo, convict, invincible, eviction, vicar, wight, weakly, evict, vanquish, wile, ancona, waw, 32 more
Today it means
noun A square diagram showing the probabilities of two independent factors
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔοικα / eikosogram