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Where does “הנדסה” come from?

הנדסה (Hebrew) comes from Arabic هَنْدَسَة, from Arabic هَنْدَزَة, from Arabic هَنْدَاز, from Middle Persian handʾc-.

הנדסה (Hebrew): Geometry; Engineering; the application of science...

Definitions

  1. Geometry; Engineering; the application of science...

Ancestry of “הנדסה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهَنْدَسَةgeometry, architecture, engineering; engineering
2Arabicهَنْدَزَة—
3Arabicهَنْدَاز—
4Middle Persianhandʾc-—
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