SOURCE 01supportshistorical dictionary
Arithmetic — Origin and history
Publishes the earlier English horizon.
Headword history: mid-13c. arsmetike- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Douglas Harper
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Online Etymology Dictionary
PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
ALL DISPUTES ↗CLAIM / COUNTERCLAIM / LIMITRECORD 148
DISPUTE
RECORD.
One scholarly question. Every attached source. The present editorial state, without pretending the last word has been written.
openprobable
Does the English record begin in the 13th or 15th century?
The reviewed source reports differ. Etymonline gives mid-thirteenth-century arsmetike; Merriam-Webster gives a fifteenth-century first-known-use horizon.
WORD UNDER REVIEWDISPUTE 148
arithmetic
/əˈrɪθmətɪk/ · noun · adjective
The art or practice of counting and calculation; transmitted from Greek arithmos “number” through Latin and French.
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DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
2 SOURCES WITH A STANCE
A citation is not a vote. Each record says whether the work supports, challenges, contradicts, or contextualizes the position—and identifies the exact locus used.
SOURCE 02challengeshistorical dictionary
Arithmetic — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use
Publishes the later first-known-use horizon.
First Known Use: 15th century- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Merriam-Webster
02 / EDITORIAL STATE
THE QUESTION REMAINS OPEN.
- CONFIDENCE
- probable
- STATUS
- open
- LEGACY SOURCE SUMMARY
- Two historical dictionary records publish different English horizons.
Both reports remain visible pending direct inspection and reconciliation of their underlying objects.