Re: [NTLK] Etymology of Mathematics. Can't let that slide.

From: Alan Davis (mdawd_at_earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Mar 24 2004 - 18:42:09 PST

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Hey! Now we're talking! I was an Arabic Linguist for the Army. Don't know
about Algorithm, but AlJabr in Arabic literally means Algebra.

On 03/24/04 11:06 AM, "Norman Palardy" <palardyn_at_shaw.ca> wrote:

> I think you need go further back to some of the Arabic roots for many
> things like this.
> Not sure if this then traces further back to the Indian sub continent
> but it seems to.
>
> The word Algorithm comes from Arabic roots if I recall correctly

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