Where does “Ziffer” come from?
Ziffer (German) comes from Middle High German zifer, from Old French cifre, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
Ziffer (German): digit, numeral; a numbered division unit written...
Definitions
- digit, numeral; a numbered division unit written...
Ancestry of “Ziffer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zifer | digit |
| 2 | Old French | cifre | — |
| 3 | Latin | cifra | 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- | — |
Words derived from “Ziffer”