Where does “アルゴリズム” come from?

アルゴリズム (Japanese) comes from English algorithm, from Middle English algorisme, from Anglo-Norman algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.

アルゴリズム (Japanese): an algorithm

Definitions

  1. an algorithm

Ancestry of “アルゴリズム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalgorithmA collection of ordered steps that solve a...
2Middle Englishalgorisme—
3Anglo-Normanalgorisme—
4Medieval Latinalgorismusalgorithm
5Arabicالْخُوَارِزْمِيّ—
Every word from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ →Every word from Medieval Latin algorismus →Every word from Anglo-Norman algorisme →