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Where does “cero” come from?

cero (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

cero (Spanish): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “cero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinzephirumzero
2Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
3Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

Words derived from “cero”

  • sero
  • sero
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