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Where does “Mathematik” come from?

Mathematik (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Mathematik (German): mathematics

Definitions

  1. mathematics

Ancestry of “Mathematik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmathematicmathematical
2Old Frenchmathematique—
3Latinmathēmatica—
4Latinmathēmaticus—
5Ancient Greekμαθηματικόςscientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Mathematik”

  • mathematisch
  • Mathe
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