Where does “alhebra” come from?

alhebra (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish álgebra, from Arabic جبر, from Arabic جَبَرَ — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.

alhebra (Hiligaynon): algebra

Definitions

  1. algebra

Ancestry of “alhebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishálgebraalgebra
2Arabicجبرto set; to restore; to force, to compel
3Arabicجَبَرَto set a broken bone; to treat kindly
Every word from Arabic جَبَرَ →Every word from Arabic جبر →Every word from Spanish álgebra →