Where does “hakualgoritmi” come from?

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

hakualgoritmi (Finnish): search algorithm

Definitions

  1. search algorithm

Ancestry of “hakualgoritmi”, step by step

hakualgoritmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish algoritmi

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

via Finnish haku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakusearch; applying, application
2FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
3Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
4Proto-Germanicsākija-—
Every word from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ →Every word from Medieval Latin algorismus →Every word from French algorithme →