Where does “algebra” come from?

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

Ancestry of “algebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalgebraalgebra
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 Latin algebra →
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