Why do we use letters like x and y to represent numbers in algebra?

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Why do we use letters like x and y to represent numbers in algebra?

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I heard somewhere that it comes from the arabic word شيء which means “something” . When transliterated it can be written x and read chi (like the Spanish x)

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