Where does “algoritmo” come from?

algoritmo (Esperanto) comes from French algorithme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.

algoritmo (Esperanto): algorithm

Definitions

  1. algorithm

Ancestry of “algoritmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalgorithmealgorithm
2Medieval Latinalgorismusalgorithm
3Arabicالْخُوَارِزْمِيّ—
Every word from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ →Every word from Medieval Latin algorismus →Every word from French algorithme →