Where does “algèbre” come from?
algèbre (French) comes from German Algebra, from Italian algebra, from Polish algebra, from Russian а́лгебра, from Medieval Latin algebraica, from Arabic الْجَبْر, from Latin algebra, from Arabic جبر — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.
algèbre (French): algebra
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