Many English words have roots in French, Latin and Greek, but let's not forget about Arabic.
In Arabic, the word for THE is AL-, and this can be seen in many English words, such as:
Algebra
Algorithm
Alchemy
Alcohol
Almanac
Alcove
These words
are usually anglicized (made easier for English speakers to pronounce).
For
example, the word algebra in the original Arabic is “al-jabr” and it
means “the restoration” – referring to restoring (balancing) two sides of an
equation.
