Where does “Mathematiklehrer” come from?
Mathematiklehrer (German) comes from German Mathematik, 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 — -y, -ic.
Mathematiklehrer (German): mathematics teacher
Definitions
- mathematics teacher
Ancestry of “Mathematiklehrer”, step by step
Mathematiklehrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mathematik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mathematik | mathematics |
| 2 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 3 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 4 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | 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 |