Where does “الْجَبْر” come from?

الْجَبْر (Arabic) comes from Latin algebra, from Arabic جبر, from Arabic جَبَرَ — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.

Ancestry of “الْجَبْر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalgebraalgebra
2Arabicجبرto set; to restore; to force, to compel
3Arabicجَبَرَto set a broken bone; to treat kindly

Words derived from “الْجَبْر”

Every word from Arabic جَبَرَ →Every word from Arabic جبر →Every word from Latin algebra →