Etymograph

English

Harshad number

Harshad number comes from Sanskrit हर्षद ‘giving joy’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहर्षदharṣada‘giving joy’
  2. EnglishtodayHarshad number

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहर्षदharṣada‘giving joy’
  2. EnglishtodayHarshad number

The story

Coined by Indian recreational mathematician D. The capitalization is likely based on mathematicians' incorrect assumption that harshad is a proper noun.

Every English word from Sanskrit हर्षद

Today it means

noun A positive integer which is divisible by the sum of all of its digits.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit हर्षद / Harshad number

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