Where does “algoritmikauppa” come from?

algoritmikauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish algoritmi, from Swedish algoritm, from French algorithme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.

algoritmikauppa (Finnish): algorithmic trading trading done using computer programmes that buy and sell securities without human intervention

Definitions

  1. algorithmic trading trading done using computer programmes that buy and sell securities without human intervention

Ancestry of “algoritmikauppa”, step by step

algoritmikauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish algoritmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalgoritmialgorithm
2Swedishalgoritmalgorithm
3Frenchalgorithmealgorithm
4Medieval Latinalgorismusalgorithm
5Arabicالْخُوَارِزْمِيّ

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-
Every word from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّEvery word from Medieval Latin algorismusEvery word from French algorithme