Where does “зашифрова́ть” come from?

зашифрова́ть (Russian) comes from Russian шифровать, from Russian шифр, from French chiffre, from Italian cifra, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

зашифрова́ть (Russian): to encode, to encrypt

Definitions

  1. to encode, to encrypt

Ancestry of “зашифрова́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшифроватьto encrypt, to encode
2Russianшифрcipher, code
3Frenchchiffrea digit i.e. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9; a number;...
4Italiancifrafigure, numeral; sum; code, cipher
5Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
6Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
7Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-

Words derived from “зашифрова́ть

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-Every word from Sanskrit शून्यEvery word from Arabic صِفْر