Where does “semi-algorithm” come from?
semi-algorithm (English) comes from English algorithm, from Middle English algorisme, from Anglo-Norman algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.
semi-algorithm (English): A step-by-step procedure, like an algorithm, but...
Definitions
- A step-by-step procedure, like an algorithm, but...
Ancestry of “semi-algorithm”, step by step
semi-algorithm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English algorithm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | algorithm | A collection of ordered steps that solve a... |
| 2 | Middle English | algorisme | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | algorisme | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | algorismus | algorithm |
| 5 | Arabic | الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ | — |