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