the Arabic words were passed on. To this day, many words commonly used in English have Arabic roots. Algebra is a widely used system in mathematics
Over the centuries many English words were either borrowed directly from the Arabic vocabulary or indirectly through other languages which were influenced by Arabic. Words such as 'sugar' 'algebra' 'alcohol' 'lemon' 'alchemy' 'tulip' and 'cotton' are all derived from Arabic.
