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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”

  • algebra
  • algebra
  • algebraisk
  • άλγεβρα
  • algebraisk
  • algebra
  • algebra
  • alġebra
  • algebra
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