word-origin of 'mathematics'

The former.

mathematics = learn?
Any hints, how "learn" could have become the word for a science dealing with numbers, figures and their internal structure? To me mathematics is the subject with the least to learn (apart from a few terms and conventions); understanding and insight is what makes mathematics come alive.

And any hints how the word manthano has changed into mathematics? (Are there historical sources?)

thank you,

Wolfgang

Sorry, I was really lazy earlier.

manthanein (Greek) = to learn --> mathema, mathemat (Gr.) = science, learning --> mathematikos (Gr.) = mathematical --> mathematike (Gr.) = mathematical --> mathematica (Latin) = mathematics --> mathematique (Old French) = mathematics --> mathematik (Middle English) = mathematics --> mathematics.

Just an example of the evolution of languages and similar words over time. The initial jump from learning to science was a short one, then numbers and math gradually came out of that, since the Greeks were so focused on such learning. Then the word changed slightly, got passed around, and became mathematics!