ἀριθμός

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • number
  • numbering, counting
  • arithmetic
  • (philosophy) abstract number
  • (grammar) number
  • numeral
  • unknown quantity
  • (rhetoric) rhythm
  • the sum of the numerical values of the letters of a name
  • military unit (=Latin numerus (numerus))
  • (astrology) degrees moved traversed in a given time
  • (medicine) precise condition

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-, *h₂rey-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂er-, *h₂rey-

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