Where does “cijfer” come from?
cijfer (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cifer, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
cijfer (Dutch): digit; statistic; a grade given for an assignment...
Definitions
- digit; statistic; a grade given for an assignment...
Ancestry of “cijfer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | cifer | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cifra | zero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero |
| 3 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |
Words derived from “cijfer”