Where does “mathematic” come from?
mathematic (English) comes from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
mathematic (English): mathematical
Ancestry of “mathematic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 2 | Latin | mathēmatica | — |
| 3 | Latin | mathēmaticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “mathematic”