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
- to encrypt, to cypher
Ancestry of “šifrovat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šifra | cipher method for concealing the meaning of text |
| 2 | German | Chiffre | cipher; box number |
| 3 | French | chiffre | a digit i.e. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9; a number;... |
| 4 | Italian | cifra | figure, numeral; sum; code, cipher |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cifra | zero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero |
| 6 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |