Where does “semimathematical” come from?
semimathematical (English) comes from English mathematical, from English mathematics, from English mathematic, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
semimathematical (English): Somewhat or partly mathematical
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly mathematical
Ancestry of “semimathematical”, step by step
semimathematical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mathematical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mathematical | Of, or relating to mathematics; Possible but... |
| 2 | English | mathematics | An abstract representational system used in the... |
| 3 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 4 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 6 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |