Where does “Algebra” come from?

Algebra (German) comes from Italian algebra, from Polish algebra, from Russian а́лгебра, from Medieval Latin algebraica, from Arabic الْجَبْر, from Latin algebra, from Arabic جبر, from Arabic جَبَرَ — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.

Algebra (German): algebra

Definitions

  1. algebra

Ancestry of “Algebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalgebraalgebra
2Polishalgebraalgebra
3Russianа́лгебраalgebra
4Medieval Latinalgebraicanominative feminine singular of algebraicus;...
5Arabicالْجَبْر—
6Latinalgebraalgebra
7Arabicجبرto set; to restore; to force, to compel
8Arabicجَبَرَto set a broken bone; to treat kindly

Words derived from “Algebra”

Every word from Arabic جَبَرَ →Every word from Arabic جبر →Every word from Latin algebra →