Where does “cyphertext” come from?
cyphertext (English) comes from English text, from Middle English text, from Old French texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
cyphertext (English): Alternative spelling of ciphertext
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of ciphertext
Ancestry of “cyphertext”, step by step
cyphertext traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English text
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | text | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs,... |
| 2 | Middle English | text | — |
| 3 | Old French | texte | text |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | textus | the Scriptures, text, treatise; text |
| 5 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English cypher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cypher | Alternative spelling of cipher |
| 2 | English | cipher | A numeric character; Any text character; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | cifre | The mathematical symbol or figure 0, representing... |
| 4 | Old French | cyfre | — |
| 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- | — |