Where does “ciferplato” come from?

ciferplato (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto cifero, 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-.

ciferplato (Esperanto): dial

Definitions

  1. dial

Ancestry of “ciferplato”, step by step

ciferplato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto cifero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantociferofigure; numeral, digit
2EnglishcipherA numeric character; Any text character; A...
3Middle EnglishcifreThe mathematical symbol or figure 0, representing...
4Old Frenchcyfre
5Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
6Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
7Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-

via Esperanto plâto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoplâtoplate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-Every word from Sanskrit शून्यEvery word from Arabic صِفْر