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Where does “pseudomathematics” come from?

pseudomathematics (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.

pseudomathematics (English): Any pseudoscientific form of mathematics

Definitions

  1. Any pseudoscientific form of mathematics

Ancestry of “pseudomathematics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmathematicsAn abstract representational system used in the...
2Englishmathematicmathematical
3Old Frenchmathematique—
4Latinmathēmatica—
5Latinmathēmaticus—
6Ancient Greekμαθηματικόςscientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;...
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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