Dutch word experiment comes from Latin de, Latin *perior, and later Latin experimentum (Experience. Test, trial, experiment.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| de | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...] |
| *perior | Latin (lat) | |
| experior | Latin (lat) | I do.. I experience.. I find out.. I test, put to the test.. I try, attempt, prove. |
| experimentum | Latin (lat) | Experience. Test, trial, experiment. |
| experiment | Old French (fro) | |
| experiment | Dutch (nld) | Experiment. |