Where does “Mathelehrer” come from?
Mathelehrer (German) comes from German Mathe, from German Mathematik, from English mathematic, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
Mathelehrer (German): mathematics teacher
Definitions
- mathematics teacher
Ancestry of “Mathelehrer”, step by step
Mathelehrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mathe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mathe | math, maths |
| 2 | German | Mathematik | mathematics |
| 3 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 4 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 6 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via German Lehrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lehrer | agent noun of lehren; teacher |
| 2 | German | lehren | to teach a class, a subject; to be a teacher; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | lēren | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lēren | to teach |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀijan | to teach |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |