Where does “algorisme” come from?
algorisme (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.
Ancestry of “algorisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | algorisme | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | algorismus | algorithm |
| 3 | Arabic | الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ | — |