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Where does “aritmetica” come from?

aritmetica (Italian) comes from Latin arithmētica, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητική, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

aritmetica (Italian): arithmetic; female equivalent of aritmetico;...

Definitions

  1. arithmetic; female equivalent of aritmetico;...

Ancestry of “aritmetica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarithmētica—
2Ancient Greekἀριθμητικήcounting
3Ancient Greekἀριθμόςnumber; numbering, counting; arithmetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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