'arithmetic' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'arithmētikē,' where 'arithmos' meant 'number.'

'arithmētikē' transformed into the Latin word 'arithmetica,' and eventually became the modern English word 'arithmetic' through Old French 'arismetique.'

Initially, it meant 'the art of counting,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the branch of mathematics dealing with numbers.'