Etymology

polyalgorithm

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Today it means: A set of algorithms together with rules for choosing when to use each one. Full definition →

English algorithm ← Middle English algorisme ← Anglo-Norman algorisme
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Arabicال (al-)
  6. Arabicخَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy)
  7. Arabicالخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)
  8. Medieval Latinalgorismu
  9. Anglo-Normanalgorisme
  10. Middle Englishalgorisme
  11. Englishalgorism
  12. Englisharithmo-influ.
  13. Englishalgorithm
  14. English todaypolyalgorithm

From poly- + algorithm.

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