Where does “algebraical” come from?
Algebraical derives from English algebra combined with French -ique, ultimately from Arabic جبر and Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming adjectives.
algebraical (English): Pertaining to algebra or its laws; Requiring a...
Definitions
- Pertaining to algebra or its laws; Requiring a...
Ancestry of “algebraical”, step by step
algebraical traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English algebra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | algebra | A system for computation using letters or other... |
| 2 | French | algèbre | algebra |
| 3 | German | Algebra | algebra |
| 4 | Italian | algebra | algebra |
| 5 | Polish | algebra | algebra |
| 6 | Russian | а́лгебра | algebra |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | algebraica | nominative feminine singular of algebraicus;... |
| 8 | Arabic | الْجَبْر | — |
| 9 | Latin | algebra | algebra |
| 10 | Arabic | جبر | to set; to restore; to force, to compel |
| 11 | Arabic | جَبَرَ | to set a broken bone; to treat kindly |
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Latin algebraicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | algebraicus | algebraic |