Where does “algoritmo” come from?
algoritmo (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.
algoritmo (Spanish): algorithm
Definitions
- algorithm
Ancestry of “algoritmo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | algorismus | algorithm |
| 2 | Arabic | الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ | — |