Where does “metamathematics” come from?
metamathematics (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.
metamathematics (English): A branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical...
Definitions
- A branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical...
Ancestry of “metamathematics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mathematics | An abstract representational system used in the... |
| 2 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 3 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 4 | Latin | mathēmatica | — |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmaticus | — |
| 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 |