Where does “mathematically” come from?
Mathematically derives from English mathematics, which comes from English aldehyde, which derives from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, formed with the suffix -ικός ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
mathematically (English): According to or using mathematics
Definitions
- According to or using mathematics
Ancestry of “mathematically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mathematical | Of, or relating to mathematics; Possible but... |
| 2 | English | mathematics | An abstract representational system used in the... |
| 3 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 4 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmatica | — |
| 6 | Latin | mathēmaticus | — |
| 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 |