Etymology

al-Khwarizmi

Today it means: Persian mathematician (c. 780 – c. 850), the father of algebra. Full definition →

Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromالخَوَارِزْمِيّ
  2. English todayal-Khwarizmi

From Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy).

Words from the same roots

Arabicالخَوَارِزْمِيّ all →

algorithm

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