Where does “aritmetician” come from?
aritmetician (Romanian) comes from French arithméticien, from French arithmétique, from Old French arismetique, from Latin arithmeticus, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητική, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
aritmetician (Romanian): arithmetician
Definitions
- arithmetician
Ancestry of “aritmetician”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | arithméticien | arithmetician |
| 2 | French | arithmétique | arithmetic; arithmetic, arithmetical |
| 3 | Old French | arismetique | arithmetic; arithmetic; arithmetical |
| 4 | Latin | arithmeticus | arithmetical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀριθμητική | counting |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀριθμός | number; numbering, counting; arithmetic |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |