Where does “mathlete” come from?
mathlete (English) comes from English mathematics, 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 — -y, -ic.
mathlete (English): A member of the math team of a primary school or...
Definitions
- A member of the math team of a primary school or...
Ancestry of “mathlete”, step by step
mathlete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mathematics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mathematics | An abstract representational system used in the... |
| 2 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 3 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 4 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English athlete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | athlete | A participant in a group of sporting activities... |
| 2 | Latin | āthlēta | wrestler, athlete |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλητής | a combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλέω | to contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |