English word experiment comes from Latin ex (out of, from) and Latin *perior, which is likely a derived form from Proto-Indo-European *per- (try, dare, risk)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| per- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | try, dare, risk |
| *perior | Latin (lat) | |
| ex | Latin (lat) | out of, from |
| 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 (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| experiment | English (en) | (intransitive) To conduct an experiment.. (transitive, obsolete) To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.. (transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on. (obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.. A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or [...] |