The name of this branch of mathematics comes from the Arabic for "reuniting"
In order to christen 
this new branch of Mathematics, the ancients borrowed the medical term al jebr 
from Arabic which meant 'reuniting what is broken', a term which... [DOC] [TLE] Word Histories: Melding Mathematics and Meanings - JStor [PAR] The etymologies, or origins, of mathematics words make a rich resource ... 
sample categories: the names of the branches of mathematics, the ... Algebra 
comes from the title of an Arabic work ... sides was thought of as "reuniting" the 
like terms.