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Where does “sifrino” come from?

sifrino (Spanish) comes from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

sifrino (Spanish): snobbish, snobby, snob; empty, dud; stuck-up,...

Definitions

  1. snobbish, snobby, snob; empty, dud; stuck-up,...

Ancestry of “sifrino”, step by step

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