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Where does “prosthaphæresis” come from?

prosthaphæresis (English) comes from Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις.

prosthaphæresis (English): A method of computing by means of a table of...

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  1. A method of computing by means of a table of...

Ancestry of “prosthaphæresis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροσθαφαίρεσις—
Every word from Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις →