Where does “alġebra” come from?
alġebra (Maltese) comes from Italian algebra, from Polish algebra, from Russian а́лгебра, from Medieval Latin algebraica, from Arabic الْجَبْر, from Latin algebra, from Arabic جبر, from Arabic جَبَرَ — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.
alġebra (Maltese): algebra
Ancestry of “alġebra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | algebra | algebra |
| 2 | Polish | algebra | algebra |
| 3 | Russian | а́лгебра | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | algebraica | nominative feminine singular of algebraicus;... |
| 5 | Arabic | الْجَبْر | — |
| 6 | Latin | algebra | algebra |
| 7 | Arabic | جبر | to set; to restore; to force, to compel |
| 8 | Arabic | جَبَرَ | to set a broken bone; to treat kindly |