Where does “zéru” come from?
zéru (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese zero, from French zéro, from Italian Zero, from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
zéru (Kabuverdianu): zero
Ancestry of “zéru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | zero | zero |
| 2 | French | zéro | zero, nought, oh; zero, nought; zero |
| 3 | Italian | 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- | — |