Where does “Vektoralgebra” come from?
Vektoralgebra (German) 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.
Vektoralgebra (German): linear algebra; vector algebra
Definitions
- linear algebra; vector algebra
Ancestry of “Vektoralgebra”, step by step
Vektoralgebra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Algebra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Algebra | algebra |
| 2 | Italian | algebra | algebra |
| 3 | Polish | algebra | algebra |
| 4 | Russian | а́лгебра | algebra |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | algebraica | nominative feminine singular of algebraicus;... |
| 6 | Arabic | الْجَبْر | — |
| 7 | Latin | algebra | algebra |
| 8 | Arabic | جبر | to set; to restore; to force, to compel |
| 9 | Arabic | جَبَرَ | to set a broken bone; to treat kindly |