Where does “ゼロ” come from?
ゼロ (Japanese) comes from English zero, from Middle French zero, from Italian Zero, from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
ゼロ (Japanese): zero; Used to refer to something measurable being...
Definitions
- zero; Used to refer to something measurable being...
Ancestry of “ゼロ”, step by step
ゼロ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zero | The cardinal number occurring before one and that... |
| 2 | Middle French | zero | — |
| 3 | Italian | Zero | zero |
| 4 | New Latin | zerum | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | zephirum | zero |
| 6 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |
via French zéro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | zéro | zero, nought, oh; zero, nought; zero |