Etymology

biostatistical

bio·sta·tis·ti·cal
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Today it means: Pertaining to biostatistics. Full definition →

English statistical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishstatistic
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Englishstatistical
  9. English todaybiostatistical

From bio- + statistical.

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