Where does “algebra” come from?

algebra (Hungarian) comes from Medieval Latin algebra, from Arabic جبر, from Arabic جَبَرَ — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.

algebra (Hungarian): algebra a system for computation using letters or other symbols to represent numbers, with rules for manipulating these symbols

Definitions

  1. algebra a system for computation using letters or other symbols to represent numbers, with rules for manipulating these symbols

Ancestry of “algebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalgebraalgebra
2Arabicجبرto set; to restore; to force, to compel
3Arabicجَبَرَto set a broken bone; to treat kindly

Words derived from “algebra”

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