Where does “ἀριθμός” come from?

ἀριθμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ἀριθμός (Ancient Greek): number; numbering, counting; arithmetic

Definitions

  1. number; numbering, counting; arithmetic

Ancestry of “ἀριθμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ἀριθμός

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