Where does “algebra” come from?

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

algebra (Danish): algebra (using symbols)

Definitions

  1. algebra (using symbols)

Ancestry of “algebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalgebraalgebra
2Arabicجبرto set; to restore; to force, to compel
3Arabicجَبَرَto set a broken bone; to treat kindly
Every word from Arabic جَبَرَ →Every word from Arabic جبر →Every word from Medieval Latin algebra →