lexicostatistics
English
noun
Definitions
- Statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates.
Etymology
Prefix from English statistics.
Origin
English
statistics
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astrostatistics English
- biostatistics English
- bistatistics English
- ethnostatistics English
- geostatistics English
- macrostatistics English
- neurostatistics English
- nonstatistics English
- parastatistics English
- phonostatistics English
- photostatistics English
- statistics English
- statistology English
- stylostatistics English
- thermostatistics English
- Statistik German