Where does “ciferník” come from?
ciferník (Czech) comes from Czech cifra, from Old Czech cifra, from German Ziffer, from Middle High German zifer, from Old French cifre, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य.
ciferník (Czech): dial
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ciferník”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | cifra | digit |
| 2 | Old Czech | cifra | — |
| 3 | German | Ziffer | digit, numeral; a numbered division unit written... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zifer | digit |
| 5 | Old French | cifre | — |
| 6 | Latin | cifra | numeral, cipher; zero |
| 7 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |