Where does “lattermath” come from?
lattermath (English) comes from English math, from English mathematics, from English mathematic, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
lattermath (English): The latter mowing, a second crop of grass grown...
Definitions
- The latter mowing, a second crop of grass grown...
Ancestry of “lattermath”, step by step
lattermath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English math
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | math | A mowing; what is gathered from mowing; Clipping... |
| 2 | English | mathematics | An abstract representational system used in the... |
| 3 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 4 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 6 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English latter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | latter | Relating to or being the second of two items;... |
| 2 | Old English | lætra | — |
| 3 | Old English | læt | slow; slack, lax, negligent; late |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lētaz | freeman; bondsman; serf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |