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