Etymology of the English word algebra
the English word
algebraderived from the Medieval Latin word
algebra (algebra)
derived from the Arabic word
al-jabrDate
The earliest known usage of algebra in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
algebraic,
algebraistCognates
Dutch
algebra, French
algèbre, German
Algebra, Icelandic
algebra, Italian
algebra, Lithuanian
algebra, Russian
aлгебpa, Swedish
algebraUsage
Word found in Modern English
