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Mayhew–Skeat (1888)
1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024Influence
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algorism
The older English word for calculation with Hindu-Arabic numerals, transmitted through French and Medieval Latin from the name al-Khwārizmī.
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arithmetic
The art or practice of counting and calculation; transmitted from Greek arithmos “number” through Latin and French.
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female
A sex-class term borrowed through French from Latin fēmella, a diminutive of fēmina, with its English spelling later remodeled under male.
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realm
A kingdom, domain, or sphere; inherited through Middle English realme and Old French material ultimately from Latin regimen.
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SCHOLARLY DISPUTES / 9
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Did English borrow candor only through French?
French candeur is a published route, while Merriam-Webster describes the English borrowing as French and Latin. Direct learned Latin influence therefore remains visible.
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Did Dutch mossel reshape the spelling mussel?
Dutch mossel may have influenced the current English spelling.
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Was algorithm the original form and algorism a corruption?
No. Algorism is older. Algorithm is the later altered form, with its th commonly explained through Greek arithmos or arithmetic influence.
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Is algorithm originally a Greek mathematical word?
No. The lexical line reaches the Arabic name al-Khwārizmī through Medieval Latin. Greek arithmos likely influenced the later spelling, but it is not the source of the name.
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Are arithmetic and algorithm cognates?
No. Arithmetic descends through Greek arithmos “number.” Algorithm descends from al-Khwārizmī's name; arithmos influenced the later spelling rather than supplying the ancestor.
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Is clue borrowed from Greek?
No. Greek myth influenced the English word’s meaning; the word itself is inherited from Old English.
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Was female formed by adding fe- to male?
No. Female continues Latin fēmella through French; male only influenced its later English spelling.
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Do male and female share one historical root?
No. They have different Latin ancestries. Their modern visual pairing comes partly from male reshaping female’s English spelling.
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Is realm simply a shortened form of royal?
No. Realm descends through a government noun from Latin regimen, but its medieval form was altered under the influence of the royal adjective.
CONTRARIAN TRUTHS / 2
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Arithmetic put the “ithm” into algorithm without becoming its ancestor.
Arithmetic carries Greek arithmos “number.” Algorithm carries al-Khwārizmī's name; arithmos influenced its spelling, not its genealogy.
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Royal reshaped realm.
Realm follows Latin regimen, government, through Old French reiame; American Heritage reports that its medieval form was altered under the influence of Old French reial, royal.
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