Where does “chiffrer” come from?
chiffrer (French) comes from French chiffre, from Italian cifra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
chiffrer (French): To number; To add up; To cipher, to encrypt
Definitions
- To number; To add up; To cipher, to encrypt
Ancestry of “chiffrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chiffre | a digit i.e. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9; a number;... |
| 2 | Italian | cifra | figure, numeral; sum; code, cipher |
| 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- | — |