algorism

Meanings

Noun

the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration
computation with Arabic figures
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses).

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic ال (al-)
Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š)
Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm)bor.
Arabic خَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm)
Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)
Arabic خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy)
Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)bor.
Medieval Latin algorismusbor.
Anglo-Norman algorismebor.
Middle English algorisme
English algorism
From Middle English algorisme, from Old French algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus. See algorithm.

Scrabble Score: 11

algorism is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
algorism is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
algorism is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

algorism is a valid Words With Friends word