Where does “mathematics” come from?
Mathematics comes from Latin mathematica, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός meaning "of learning or science," itself from Ancient Greek μάθημα meaning "learning" and the suffix -ικός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to put or place."
mathematics (English): An abstract representational system used in the...
Definitions
- An abstract representational system used in the...
Ancestry of “mathematics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 2 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 3 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 4 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “mathematics”
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