English borrowed the learned form through Medieval Latin and Romance channels, with stress and vowel adaptation.
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algebra
a mathematical discipline of symbolic and structural relations
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMedieval Latin · 12th–16th centuriesalgebra
restoration; bone-setting; the mathematical art
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A named mathematical art developed into the broad modern discipline.
First known English mathematical use: 1551.
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supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Specifies Italian, Spanish, and Medieval Latin transmission.
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