lexicostatistics

English

Etymology

lexico- +‎ statistics

Noun

lexicostatistics (uncountable)

1. Statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates.

Derived terms

• lexicostatistical

Translations

statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages

• Russian: лексикостатистика (ru) f (leksikostatistika)

See also

• Swadesh list
• glottochronology