Latin arithmetica borrows and adapts Greek arithmētikē.
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arithmetica
arithmetic; the counting discipline
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAncient Greek · Ancient Greek · counting artἀριθμητική (τέχνη)
the counting art; arithmetic
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The Greek counting art enters Latin education and mathematical vocabulary.
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Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics: AARITHMETIC section: Greek arithmetike passed into Latin as arithmetica
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Arithmetic — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: Latin arithmetica from Greek arithmētikē
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