How did x and y become the primary letters used as variables in math?

Question

For cartesian plans, for functions, why are x and y the letters we use as variables?

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Answer 1

If I recall correctly, X is used as the default unknown quantity in algebra, because some Arabic word, when translated into Spanish sounds a bit like X.

As for y. It’s next in the alphabet.

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