Where does “metamathematician” come from?
metamathematician (English) comes from English mathematician, from Middle French mathematicien, from Middle French mathematique, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
metamathematician (English): A mathematician who studies metamathematics
Definitions
- A mathematician who studies metamathematics
Ancestry of “metamathematician”, step by step
metamathematician traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mathematician
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mathematician | An expert on mathematics |
| 2 | Middle French | mathematicien | mathematician |
| 3 | Middle French | mathematique | mathematical |
| 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 |