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Where does “mathesis” come from?

mathesis (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μάθησις, from Ancient Greek μᾰνθᾰ́νω — to learn; I learn.

Ancestry of “mathesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάθησιςthe act of learning, getting of knowledge; desire...
2Ancient Greekμᾰνθᾰ́νωto learn; I learn
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