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Where does “logarithmique” come from?

logarithmique (French) comes from Latin logarithmicus, from 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.

logarithmique (French): logarithmic

Definitions

  1. logarithmic

Ancestry of “logarithmique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlogarithmicuslogarithmic, pertaining to logarithms
2Latinlogarithmuslogarithm
3Ancient Greekἀριθμόςnumber; numbering, counting; arithmetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “logarithmique”

  • logarithmiquement
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