Where does “cifrare” come from?

cifrare (Italian) comes from Italian cifra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

cifrare (Italian): to encode; to cipher; to embroider a monogram

Definitions

  1. to encode; to cipher; to embroider a monogram

Ancestry of “cifrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancifrafigure, numeral; sum; code, cipher
2Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
3Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
4Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

Words derived from “cifrare”

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