Where does “šifrovat” come from?

šifrovat (Czech) comes from Czech šifra, from German Chiffre, from French chiffre, from Italian cifra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

šifrovat (Czech): to encrypt, to cypher

Definitions

  1. to encrypt, to cypher

Ancestry of “šifrovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšifracipher method for concealing the meaning of text
2GermanChiffrecipher; box number
3Frenchchiffrea digit i.e. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9; a number;...
4Italiancifrafigure, numeral; sum; code, cipher
5Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
6Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
7Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-

Words derived from “šifrovat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-