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
Definitions
- mathematical
Ancestry of “mathematic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 2 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 3 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 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”
- mathematical
- mathematics
- math
- aftermath
- mathematically
- maths
- nonmathematical
- ethnomathematics
- metamathematics
- metamathematical
- mathematize
- unmathematical
- ethnomathematical
- mathematicization
- biomathematics
- mathematicism
- biomathematical
- lattermath
- nonmath
- physicomathematical
- quasimathematical
- mathlete
- nonmathematically
- mathemagical