An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A type of graphical representation, used in statistics, in which frequency distributions are illustrated by rectangles.

Etymology (EN): Histogram, from Gk. histo-, a combining form meaning “tissue,”
from histos “mast, loom, beam, warp, web,” literally “that which causes to stand,” from histasthai “to stand,” from PIE *sta- “to stand” (cf. Pers. ist-, istâdan “to stand;” O.Pers./Av. sta- “to stand, stand still; set;”
Skt. sthâ- “to stand;” L. stare “to stand;” Lith. statau “place;” Goth. standan); → -gram.

Etymology (PE): Nemudâr, → diagram + sotuni “column-like,” from sotun “column,” from Mid.Pers. stun, from O.Pers. stênâ “column,” Av. stuna-, Skt. sthuna- “column.”