Where does “алгебра” come from?

алгебра (Dungan) comes from Russian а́лгебра, from Medieval Latin algebraica, from Arabic الْجَبْر, from Latin algebra, from Arabic جبر, from Arabic جَبَرَ — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.

алгебра (Dungan): algebra

Definitions

  1. algebra

Ancestry of “алгебра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianа́лгебраalgebra
2Medieval Latinalgebraicanominative feminine singular of algebraicus;...
3Arabicالْجَبْر
4Latinalgebraalgebra
5Arabicجبرto set; to restore; to force, to compel
6Arabicجَبَرَto set a broken bone; to treat kindly
Every word from Arabic جَبَرَEvery word from Arabic جبرEvery word from Latin algebra
алгебра — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer