Where does “algebra” come from?
Algebra comes from Medieval Latin algebraica, from Arabic جبر, ultimately from the title of Al-Khwarizmi's mathematical treatise الْكِتَاب الْمُخْتَصَر فِي حِسَاب الْجَبْر وَالْمُقَابَلَة.
algebra (English): A system for computation using letters or other...
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Ancestry of “algebra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | algèbre | algebra |
| 2 | German | Algebra | algebra |
| 3 | Italian | algebra | algebra |
| 4 | Polish | algebra | algebra |
| 5 | Russian | а́лгебра | algebra |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | algebraica | nominative feminine singular of algebraicus;... |
| 7 | Arabic | الْجَبْر | — |
| 8 | Latin | algebra | algebra |
| 9 | Arabic | جبر | to set; to restore; to force, to compel |
| 10 | Arabic | جَبَرَ | to set a broken bone; to treat kindly |