Greek arithmētikē is built in the arithmos “number” family.
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ἀριθμητική (τέχνη)
the counting art; arithmetic
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAncient Greek · Ancient Greek · number countἀριθμός
number, amount, or counting
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Number or counting supplies the name of the counting art.
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Arithmetic — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: arithmētikē from arithmos “number”
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Arithmetic — Origin and historyHeadword history: arithmetikē from arithmos
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the number-word base.
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