Etymology

algorithmic

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or being an algorithm. Full definition →

English algorithm ← Middle English algorisme ← Anglo-Norman algorisme
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  1. Arabicال (al-)
  2. Old Persian*𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼- (*u-v-a-r-)
  3. Old Persian*𐏀𐎷𐎡- (*z-mi-i-)
  4. Old Persian𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐎹 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-y)
  5. Old Persian𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š)
  6. Classical Persianخْوَارَزْم (xwārazm)
  7. Arabicخَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm)
  8. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  9. Arabicخَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy)
  10. Arabicالخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)
  11. Medieval Latinalgorismu
  12. Anglo-Normanalgorisme
  13. Middle Englishalgorisme
  14. Englishalgorism
  15. Englisharithmo-influ.
  16. Englishalgorithm
  17. English todayalgorithmic

From algorithm + -ic.

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