Where does “algoritmi” come from?
algoritmi (Finnish) comes from Swedish algoritm, from French algorithme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.
algoritmi (Finnish): algorithm
Definitions
- algorithm
Ancestry of “algoritmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | algoritm | algorithm |
| 2 | French | algorithme | algorithm |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | algorismus | algorithm |
| 4 | Arabic | الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ | — |