Where does “pseudoalgebra” come from?
pseudoalgebra (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.
Definitions
Ancestry of “pseudoalgebra”, step by step
pseudoalgebra 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 pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |