Where does “zéroième” come from?
zéroième (French) comes from French zéro, from Italian Zero, from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
zéroième (French): zeroth
Ancestry of “zéroième”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | zéro | zero, nought, oh; zero, nought; zero |
| 2 | Italian | Zero | — |
| 3 | New Latin | zerum | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | zephirum | zero |
| 5 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |