Where does “cifrão” come from?
cifrão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cifra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
cifrão (Portuguese): dollar sign; A symbol similar to $, but with two...
Definitions
- dollar sign; A symbol similar to $, but with two...
Ancestry of “cifrão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | cifra | chord; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cifra | zero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero |
| 3 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |