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cifra: Arabic → Medieval Latin → Italian · Lexodus

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cifra

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cifra (“zero, numeral”), from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”). Doublet of zero.

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c. 750 CEArabic

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c. 750 CE
c. 900 CE
c. 1300

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.