Where does “anatocism” come from?

anatocism (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνατοκισμός, from Ancient Greek τοκισμός — usury.

anatocism (English): compound interest

Definitions

  1. compound interest

Ancestry of “anatocism”, step by step

anatocism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀνατοκισμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνατοκισμός—
2Ancient Greekτοκισμόςusury

via French anatocisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanatocismeanatocism, compound interest
Every word from Ancient Greek τοκισμός →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνατοκισμός →