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chiffre: Andalusian Arabic → Medieval Latin → Medieval Latin → French · Lexodus

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chiffre

From Medieval Latin cifra (“zero”), from Andalusian Arabic صِفر (ṣifr, “empty”). Doublet of zéro.

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This journey was extracted automatically from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and hasn't been checked by a person yet. Dates marked “c.” are estimated from each language's period, and every hop is graded at best “probable”.

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Wiktionary: chiffre (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wiktextract / kaikki.org

c. 960 CEAndalusian Arabic

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c. 980 CE
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