Where does “dyscalculic” come from?
dyscalculic (English) comes from English dyscalculia, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
dyscalculic (English): Of or related to dyscalculia; Of a person: having...
Definitions
- Of or related to dyscalculia; Of a person: having...
Ancestry of “dyscalculic”, step by step
dyscalculic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dyscalculia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dyscalculia | A learning disability characterized by... |
| 2 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 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 |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |