Where does “matemáticas” come from?
matemáticas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese matemática, from Latin mathēmatica, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
matemáticas (Portuguese): feminine plural of matemático; plural of...
Definitions
- feminine plural of matemático; plural of...
Ancestry of “matemáticas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | matemática | mathematics; female equivalent of matemático;... |
| 2 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 3 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |