Where does “logarithm” come from?
Logarithm comes from New Latin logarithmus, from Ancient Greek λόγος and λέγω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
logarithm (English): For a number formula_1, the power to which a...
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Ancestry of “logarithm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | logarithmus | logarithm |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀριθμός | number; numbering, counting; arithmetic |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “logarithm”