Where does “đại số” come from?
đại số (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 代數, from English algebra, from French algèbre, from German Algebra, from Italian algebra, from Polish algebra, from Russian а́лгебра, from Medieval Latin algebraica — to set a broken bone; to treat kindly.
đại số (Vietnamese): algebra
Definitions
- algebra
Ancestry of “đại số”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 代數 | algebra; algebraic |
| 2 | English | algebra | A system for computation using letters or other... |
| 3 | French | algèbre | algebra |
| 4 | German | Algebra | algebra |
| 5 | Italian | algebra | algebra |
| 6 | Polish | algebra | algebra |
| 7 | Russian | а́лгебра | algebra |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | algebraica | nominative feminine singular of algebraicus;... |
| 9 | Arabic | الْجَبْر | — |
| 10 | Latin | algebra | algebra |
| 11 | Arabic | جبر | to set; to restore; to force, to compel |
| 12 | Arabic | جَبَرَ | to set a broken bone; to treat kindly |