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While most cultures have some form of numbering system, the numbering system (1,2,3,4, etc) most in use world-wide is actually Arabic in origin.
When they first needed to record tallies and numbers. There is no exact date when this was. However, like many other numbering systems of the period, the system evolved from existing systems, most notably the Etruscan numerals which were themselves evolved from the Greek Attic numerals.
English names in the Bible do not "come" from anywhere. They were created, and we still use them.
Cartesian coordinates are named after French mathematician Rene Descartes, who lived in the early 1600s & developed many modern conventions of mathematical notation.
Modern numerals come from the Arabic form.