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Where does “logarithmicus” come from?

logarithmicus (Latin) comes from Latin logarithmus, 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.

logarithmicus (Latin): logarithmic, pertaining to logarithms

Definitions

  1. logarithmic, pertaining to logarithms

Ancestry of “logarithmicus”, step by step

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