ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a board strewn with sand on which to draw figures): from Latin, from Greek abax, abak- 'slab, drawing board,' of Semitic origin; probably related to Hebrew ' āḇāq 'dust.'
The Greek word abax, which refers to a counting board.
That abacus is so old fashioned.
well here is the answer ! :)Some people use the abacus to solve some mathematical calculations
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The unscrambled word is abacus.
Abacus Census
ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a board strewn with sand on which to draw figures): from Latin, from Greek abax, abak- 'slab, drawing board,' of Semitic origin; probably related to Hebrew ' āḇāq 'dust.'
Abacus is not an acronym. The word passed through Latin, Greek and Hebrew from Mesopotamian where it meant "counting board".
Abacus or Census
算盤 (Suàn pán)