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

  1. digit, numeral; a numbered division unit written...

Ancestry of “Ziffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanziferdigit
2Old Frenchcifre—
3Latincifranumeral, cipher; zero
4Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
5Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

Words derived from “Ziffer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →
Ziffer — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer