Where does “algebraism” come from?
algebraism (English) comes from English algebra, from French algèbre, from German Algebra, from Italian algebra, from Polish algebra, from Russian а́лгебра, from Medieval Latin algebraica, from Arabic الْجَبْر — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.
algebraism (English): The use of abstract logic and symbol manipulation as opposed to empirical observation
Definitions
- The use of abstract logic and symbol manipulation as opposed to empirical observation
Ancestry of “algebraism”, step by step
algebraism traces back through two 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |