zero

Betekenis (Engels)

Frequentie

B1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ/
Etymologie (Engels)

Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre. Cognate with Spanish cero and French zéro.

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