Where does “unmathematically” come from?
unmathematically (English) comes from English unmathematical, from English mathematical, from English mathematics, from English mathematic, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός — -y, -ic.
unmathematically (English): In an unmathematical way
Definitions
- In an unmathematical way
Ancestry of “unmathematically”, step by step
unmathematically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmathematical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmathematical | Not mathematical; Not inclined toward mathematics |
| 2 | English | mathematical | Of, or relating to mathematics; Possible but... |
| 3 | English | mathematics | An abstract representational system used in the... |
| 4 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 5 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 6 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 7 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |