math

math · noun, verb¹

Clipping of mathematics.

math · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂meh₁-“to mow”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*mēþą“a mowing”
3. Old English · inherited frommǣþ“a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”
4. Middle English · inherited frommath
5. English todaymath

From Middle English math, from Old English mǣþ (“a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”), from Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”); equivalent to mow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with German Mahd (“a mowing, reaping”), West Frisian mêd (“area of land that can be mown in one day; domain, realm”). Related also to Old English mǣd (“mead, meadow, pasture”). See meadow.

math · noun³

Contraction of matha.

Words from the same roots