Where does “cifre” come from?

cifre (Old French) comes from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

Ancestry of “cifre”, step by step

cifre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cifra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincifranumeral, cipher; zero
2Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
3Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

via Medieval Latin cifra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
2Arabicصفرto be empty, to be devoid, to be vacant; to...
3Arabicص ف رRelated to emptiness; Related to losing color; to...

Words derived from “cifre”

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