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Where does “ratio” come from?

Ratio comes from Latin ratio, derived from the verb reor meaning "to think or reckon," from the Proto-Indo-European root h₂reh₁-.

ratio (English): A number representing a comparison between two...

Definitions

  1. A number representing a comparison between two...

Ancestry of “ratio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinratiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “ratio”

  • ratiometric
  • ratioed
  • ratiometer
  • ratiometrically
  • ratiometry
  • ratioless
  • cross-ratio
  • subratio
  • eigenratio
  • rácio
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