Where does “numericity” come from?
numericity (English) comes from English numeric, from French numérique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
numericity (English): The quality of being numeric
Definitions
- The quality of being numeric
Ancestry of “numericity”, step by step
numericity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English numeric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | numeric | Of or relating to numbers, especially the... |
| 2 | French | numérique | numeric; numerical; digital |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |