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Where does “algebră” come from?

algebră (Romanian) comes from French algèbre, from German Algebra, from Italian algebra, from Polish algebra, from Russian а́лгебра, from Medieval Latin algebraica, from Arabic الْجَبْر, from Latin algebra — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.

algebră (Romanian): algebra

Definitions

  1. algebra

Ancestry of “algebră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalgèbrealgebra
2GermanAlgebra—
3Italianalgebraalgebra
4Polishalgebraalgebra
5Russianа́лгебра—
6Medieval Latinalgebraicanominative feminine singular of algebraicus;...
7Arabicالْجَبْر—
8Latinalgebraalgebra
9Arabicجبرto set; to restore; to force, to compel
10Arabicجَبَرَto set a broken bone; to treat kindly
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