mathesis

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμάθησις“learning”
2. Late Latin · derived frommathesis“astrology, liberal arts, science”
3. Middle French · derived frommathesie
4. Anglo-Norman · derived frommathesis
5. English todaymathesis

From Anglo-Norman mathesis, Middle French mathesie, and their source, Late Latin mathesis (“astrology, liberal arts, science”), from Ancient Greek μάθησις (máthēsis, “learning”), from the same base as μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”).

First known use, by meaning

• from 15th c. Mental calculation or discipline; science, especially mathematical learning.
• from 1970s The science of establishing a systematic order for things. (After Foucault.)