Where does “mathématicien” come from?
mathématicien (French) comes from French mathématique, from Middle French mathematique, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
mathématicien (French): mathematician
Ancestry of “mathématicien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mathématique | mathematical; mathematics |
| 2 | Middle French | mathematique | — |
| 3 | Latin | mathēmaticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “mathématicien”