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
- Any pseudoscientific form of mathematics
Ancestry of “pseudomathematics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mathematics | An abstract representational system used in the... |
| 2 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 3 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 4 | Latin | mathēmatica | — |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmaticus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |