Etymology of the English word addition
the English word
additionderived from the Old French word
additionderived from the Latin word
additio (act of adding, addition)
derived from the Latin word
additusderived from the Late Latin word
addere (add, insert, bring)
derived from the Latin word
dare (give; dedicate; sell; surrender, give over; send to die)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-using the Latin prefix
addition-derived from the Late Latin word
addere (add, insert, bring)
derived from the Latin word
dare (give; dedicate; sell; surrender, give over; send to die)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-Date
The earliest known usage of addition in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
additional,
additory,
cycloadditionCognates
French
addition, German
Addition, Italian
addizione, Italian
additione, Latin
additio, Spanish
adicionUsage
Word found in Modern English
