Where does “cifratura” come from?
cifratura (Italian) comes from Italian cifrare, from Italian cifra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
cifratura (Italian): cipher; encryption
Definitions
- cipher; encryption
Ancestry of “cifratura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cifrare | to encode; to cipher; to embroider a monogram |
| 2 | Italian | cifra | figure, numeral; sum; code, cipher |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | cifra | zero, numeral; 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- | — |