Where does “cologarithme” come from?
cologarithme (French) comes from French logarithme, from New Latin logarithmus, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
cologarithme (French): cologarithm
Definitions
- cologarithm
Ancestry of “cologarithme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | logarithme | logarithm |
| 2 | New Latin | logarithmus | logarithm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀριθμός | number; numbering, counting; arithmetic |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |