Where does “sero” come from?
sero (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu zéru, from Portuguese zero, from French zéro, from Italian Zero, from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य.
sero (Papiamentu): zero
Definitions
- zero
Ancestry of “sero”, step by step
sero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu zéru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | zéru | zero |
| 2 | Portuguese | zero | zero |
| 3 | French | zéro | zero, nought, oh; zero, nought; zero |
| 4 | Italian | Zero | zero |
| 5 | New Latin | zerum | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | zephirum | zero |
| 7 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |
via Spanish cero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cero | zero |