Where does “încifrare” come from?
încifrare (Romanian) comes from Romanian încifra, from Romanian cifru, from French chiffre, from Italian cifra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
încifrare (Romanian): encryption
Definitions
- encryption
Ancestry of “încifrare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | încifra | encipher |
| 2 | Romanian | cifru | cipher |
| 3 | French | chiffre | a digit i.e. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9; a number;... |
| 4 | Italian | cifra | figure, numeral; sum; code, cipher |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cifra | zero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero |
| 6 | Arabic | صِفْر | zero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |