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Where does “mathematize” come from?

mathematize (English) comes from English mathematic, 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.

mathematize (English): To describe in terms of a mathematical equation

Definitions

  1. To describe in terms of a mathematical equation

Ancestry of “mathematize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmathematicmathematical
2Old Frenchmathematique—
3Latinmathēmatica—
4Latinmathēmaticus—
5Ancient Greekμαθηματικόςscientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “mathematize”

  • mathematisable
  • mathematizable
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