Etymology

acalculia

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Today it means: The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe. Full definition →

First used First attested in the early 20th century.Latin calculare ← Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? ← English a-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Ancient Greekχᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?
  7. Latincalx
  8. Latincalculus
  9. Latincalculare
  10. English todayacalculia

From a- (negative prefix) + Latin calculare (“to calculate”) + English -ia (“pathological condition”).

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested in the early 20th century. The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe.

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