Where does “nonmath” come from?
nonmath (English) comes from English math, from English mathematics, from English mathematic, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
nonmath (English): Nonmathematical
Ancestry of “nonmath”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | math | A mowing; what is gathered from mowing; Clipping... |
| 2 | English | mathematics | An abstract representational system used in the... |
| 3 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 4 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmatica | — |
| 6 | Latin | mathēmaticus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |