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Where does “μανθάνω” come from?

μανθάνω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *məntʰánō.

μανθάνω (Ancient Greek): I learn; I know, understand; I seek, ask, inquire

Definitions

  1. I learn; I know, understand; I seek, ask, inquire

Ancestry of “μανθάνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*məntʰánō—

Words derived from “μανθάνω”

  • mathematical
  • mathematics
  • mathematician
  • mathematically
  • Prometheus
  • maths
  • Promethean
  • Epimetheus
  • nonmathematical
  • ethnomathematics
  • metamathematics
  • metamathematical
  • unmathematical
  • chrestomathy
  • ethnomathematical
  • promethium
  • biomathematics
  • biomathematical
  • nonmathematician
  • physicomathematical
  • quasimathematical
  • nonmathematically
  • iatromathematics
  • pseudomathematical
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