Where does “geboortecijfer” come from?
geboortecijfer (Dutch) comes from Dutch cijfer, from Middle Dutch cifer, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
geboortecijfer (Dutch): birthrate
Definitions
- birthrate
Ancestry of “geboortecijfer”, step by step
geboortecijfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch cijfer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | cijfer | digit; statistic; a grade given for an assignment... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cifer | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | cifra | zero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero |
| 4 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |