Aleatory
/ˈeɪ.li.ə.tɔːr.i/noun
Based on chance or random outcomes.
Did you know?Its root comes from Latin for dice, and the same ancient branch also gave us words tied to play, gambling, and fate’s “roll of the bones.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deh₃-
“to give; to distribute”
Latin
Latin
dare
“to give”
Classical Latin
Latin
alea
“a die; gambling; chance”
Late Latin
Latin
aleatorius
“pertaining to dice or gambling”
16th Century
English
aleatory
“depending on chance; governed by dice-playing”
Modern English
English
aleatory
“depending on random chance”