Where does “multiplication” come from?
Multiplication comes from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicatio, derived from Latin multus (many) and plico (to fold), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mel- (to fold or grind).
multiplication (English): The process of computing the sum of a number with...
Definitions
- The process of computing the sum of a number with...
Ancestry of “multiplication”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | multiplicacion | — |
| 2 | Latin | multiplicatio | multiplication |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |