Where does “matemaatika” come from?
matemaatika (Estonian) comes from German Mathematik, 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.
matemaatika (Estonian): mathematics
Definitions
- mathematics
Ancestry of “matemaatika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mathematik | mathematics |
| 2 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 3 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 4 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 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 |