Where does “algoritm” come from?

algoritm (Romanian) comes from French algorithme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.

algoritm (Romanian): algorithm

Definitions

  1. algorithm

Ancestry of “algoritm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalgorithmealgorithm
2Medieval Latinalgorismusalgorithm
3Arabicالْخُوَارِزْمِيّ—
Every word from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ →Every word from Medieval Latin algorismus →Every word from French algorithme →
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