Where does “polyalgorithm” come from?

polyalgorithm (English) comes from English algorithm, from Middle English algorisme, from Anglo-Norman algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.

polyalgorithm (English): A set of algorithms together with rules for...

Definitions

  1. A set of algorithms together with rules for...

Ancestry of “polyalgorithm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalgorithmA collection of ordered steps that solve a...
2Middle Englishalgorisme—
3Anglo-Normanalgorisme—
4Medieval Latinalgorismusalgorithm
5Arabicالْخُوَارِزْمِيّ—
Every word from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ →Every word from Medieval Latin algorismus →Every word from Anglo-Norman algorisme →