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