Etymology

covariate

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Today it means: A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study. Full definition →

English variate ← Latin co- ← Proto-Italic *kom-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Englishvariate
  9. English todaycovariate

From co- + variate.

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