Etymology

algebraist

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Today it means: A mathematician who specializes in algebra. Full definition →

English algebra ← Medieval Latin algebra ← Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr)
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The story

  1. Arabicالْجَبْر (al-jabr)
  2. Medieval Latinalgebra
  3. Englishalgebra
  4. English todayalgebraist

From algebra + -ist.

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