Where does “mathbabble” come from?
mathbabble (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.
mathbabble (English): Incomprehensible talk about mathematical equations
Definitions
- Incomprehensible talk about mathematical equations
Ancestry of “mathbabble”, step by step
mathbabble 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 babble
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | babble | To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | babelen | — |
| 3 | Old English | bæblian | — |
| 4 | Old English | wæflian | to talk or speak foolishly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bablōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | babalōną | to chatter, babble |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰa-bʰa- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |