Where does “algoritme” come from?

algoritme (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English algorithm, from Middle English algorisme, from Anglo-Norman algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.

algoritme (Norwegian Nynorsk): An algorithm

Definitions

  1. An algorithm

Ancestry of “algoritme”, 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 →