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Where does “addend” come from?

addend (English) comes from English addendum, from Latin addere, from Latin addō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

addend (English): Any one of two or more numbers or other terms...

Definitions

  1. Any one of two or more numbers or other terms...

Ancestry of “addend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaddendumSomething to be added; especially text added as...
2Latinadderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinaddō—
4Latin-dō—
5Proto-Germanic-dô—
6Siciliandi—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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