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Where does “arismetique” come from?

arismetique (Old French) comes from Latin arithmeticus, 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.

arismetique (Old French): arithmetic; arithmetic; arithmetical

Definitions

  1. arithmetic; arithmetic; arithmetical

Ancestry of “arismetique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarithmeticusarithmetical
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

Words derived from “arismetique”

  • arithmetic
  • arithmetical
  • arithmetically
  • arithmetician
  • nonarithmetic
  • unarithmetical
  • hyperarithmetical
  • hyperarithmetic
  • arithmogram
  • clarithmetic
  • arithmeticity
  • arithmétique
  • arithmomanie
  • arithméticien
  • aritmetica
  • arsmetike
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