Where does “cipherer” come from?
cipherer (English) comes from English cipher, from Middle English cifre, from Old French cyfre, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
cipherer (English): One who ciphers
Definitions
- One who ciphers
Ancestry of “cipherer”, step by step
cipherer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cipher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cipher | A numeric character; Any text character; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | cifre | The mathematical symbol or figure 0, representing... |
| 3 | Old French | cyfre | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cifra | zero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero |
| 5 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |