Where does “calculative” come from?
Calculative comes from Latin calculatus, past participle of calculare (to reckon or compute), derived from calculus (small stone used for counting), ultimately from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (gravel or pebble).
calculative (English): Of, pertaining to, or involving calculation
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or involving calculation
Ancestry of “calculative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calculate | To determine the value of something or the... |
| 2 | Latin | calculātus | Calculated, computed, reckoned, having been calculated |
| 3 | Latin | calculō | to calculate, compute, reckon |
| 4 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |