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