Middle English forms adapt Old French algorisme / augorisme with variable vowels, consonants, and endings.
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algorisme / augrim
arithmetic using Hindu-Arabic numerals
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld French · Old French, 12th–14th centuries · reckoning artalgorisme / augorisme
the art of reckoning with Hindu-Arabic numerals
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probable — Merriam-Webster also allows direct Medieval Latin transmission; the canonical graph preserves that already-cited parent as a parallel route.
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Algorism — Word HistoryWord History: Middle English and Middle French algorisme
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the French transmission route while also allowing Medieval Latin.
Algorism — Origin and historyHeadword history: Old French algorisme / augorisme
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the French stage.
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