Etymology

subtrahend

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Today it means: A number or quantity to be subtracted from another. Full definition →

Latin subtrahendus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsubtrahendus
  2. English todaysubtrahend

1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus (“number to be subtracted”), form of subtrahō (“to pull out from under, to subtract”) (English subtract). By surface analysis, subtract + -end (“patient (recipient) of action”).

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