Where does “factorial” come from?
factorial (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fatorial, from New Latin factorialis, from Latin factor, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
factorial (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of fatorial
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of fatorial
Ancestry of “factorial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | fatorial | factorial |
| 2 | New Latin | factorialis | — |
| 3 | Latin | factor | One who or which does or makes something; doer,... |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |