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...
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- Pertaining to algebra or its laws; Requiring a...
Ancestry of “algebraical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | algebra | A system for computation using letters or other... |
| 2 | French | algèbre | algebra |
| 3 | German | Algebra | — |
| 4 | Italian | algebra | algebra |
| 5 | Polish | algebra | algebra |
| 6 | Russian | а́лгебра | — |
| 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 |