Where does “μαθηματικός” come from?

μαθηματικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μάθημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

μαθηματικός (Ancient Greek): scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;...

Definitions

  1. scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;...

Ancestry of “μαθηματικός”, step by step

μαθηματικός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μάθημα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάθημαsomething that is learned: a lesson; learning,...
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

via Ancient Greek μᾰ́θημᾰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰ́θημᾰsomething that is learned: a lesson

Words derived from “μαθηματικός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek μάθημα →