Where does “algebralike” come from?
algebralike (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.
algebralike (English): Resembling algebra
Definitions
- Resembling algebra
Ancestry of “algebralike”, step by step
algebralike 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 like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |