Where does “Zero” come from?

Zero (Italian) comes from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

Zero (Italian): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “Zero”, step by step

Zero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin zerum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinzerum—
2Medieval Latinzephirumzero
3Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
4Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

via Latin Iarus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIarus—

Words derived from “Zero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →