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> perhaps we could name it after the latin word for "of the state"… Civitatis?
by thaumasiotes 2y ago
> perhaps we could name it after the latin word for "of the state"…
Civitatis?
- ben_w 2y agoAlterum verbum est https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/statistics#Etymology_1 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/statistics#Etymology_1
- thaumasiotes 2y agoThat's not Latin. > from New Latin statisticum Also, etymonline makes a pretty convincing case that statisticum refers to the behavior of administrators, not to the concept of the administration, with the -ist- specifically indicating a person.