Where does “logaritme” come from?
logaritme (Dutch) comes from New Latin logarithmus, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμός, 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.
logaritme (Dutch): logarithm (for a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x)
Definitions
- logarithm (for a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x)
Ancestry of “logaritme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | logarithmus | logarithm |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀριθμός | number; numbering, counting; arithmetic |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |