Where does “ailgéabar” come from?
ailgéabar (Irish) comes from Medieval Latin algebra, from Arabic جبر, from Arabic جَبَرَ — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.
ailgéabar (Irish): algebra
Ancestry of “ailgéabar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | algebra | algebra |
| 2 | Arabic | جبر | to set; to restore; to force, to compel |
| 3 | Arabic | جَبَرَ | to set a broken bone; to treat kindly |
Words derived from “ailgéabar”