Where does “αλγόριθμος” come from?

αλγόριθμος (Greek) comes from French algorithme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.

αλγόριθμος (Greek): algorithm

Definitions

  1. algorithm

Ancestry of “αλγόριθμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalgorithmealgorithm
2Medieval Latinalgorismusalgorithm
3Arabicالْخُوَارِزْمِيّ—
Every word from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ →Every word from Medieval Latin algorismus →Every word from French algorithme →