Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin arithmētica (noun) and arithmeticus (adjective), from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητική (τέχνη) (arithmētikḗ (tékhnē), (art of) counting), feminine of ἀριθμητικός (arithmētikós, arithmetical), from ἀριθμός (arithmós, number, counting), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s, form of *h₂rey- (to count, reason).

Noun

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arismetique oblique singularf (nominative singular arismetique)

  1. arithmetic

Adjective

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arismetique m (oblique and nominative feminine singular arismetique)

  1. arithmetic; arithmetical

Descendants

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  • English: arithmetic
  • French: arithmétique