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
- number; numbering, counting; arithmetic
Ancestry of “ἀριθμός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “ἀριθμός”
- arithmetic
- logarithmic
- logarithm
- arithmetical
- arithmetically
- logarithmically
- arithmetician
- semilogarithmic
- antilogarithm
- polylogarithmic
- bilogarithmic
- alphametic
- nonarithmetic
- antilogarithmic
- nonlogarithmic
- unarithmetical
- sublogarithmic
- hyperarithmetical
- arithmancy
- cologarithm
- midlogarithmic
- dilogarithm
- hyperarithmetic
- polylogarithmically