Where does “algebraisk” come from?

algebraisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk algebra, from Medieval Latin algebra, from Arabic جبر, from Arabic جَبَرَ — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.

algebraisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): algebraic

Definitions

  1. algebraic

Ancestry of “algebraisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskalgebraalgebra; an algebra textbook
2Medieval Latinalgebraalgebra
3Arabicجبرto set; to restore; to force, to compel
4Arabicجَبَرَto set a broken bone; to treat kindly
Every word from Arabic جَبَرَ →Every word from Arabic جبر →Every word from Medieval Latin algebra →