Where does “calculate” come from?
Calculate comes from Latin calculatus, the past participle of calculo, derived from calculus meaning pebble or stone used for counting, ultimately from Latin calx and Ancient Greek χάλιξ.
calculate (English): To determine the value of something or the...
Definitions
- To determine the value of something or the...
Ancestry of “calculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | calculātus | Calculated, computed, reckoned, having been calculated |
| 2 | Latin | calculō | to calculate, compute, reckon |
| 3 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |