English
mathematic
Mathematic comes from Middle English mathematik.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mathematik
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1798mathematic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mathematik
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1798mathematic
Earliest quotation: c. 1798, Joseph Fawcett: “Round rolls the stroke with mathematic care, All centre-bound,…”
Every English word from Middle English mathematik
Today it means
adj Mathematical.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English mathematik / mathematic