Etymology of the English word cipher
the English word
cipherderived from the Old French word
cifrederived from the Old French word
ciffrederived from the Arabic word
ṣifrDate
The earliest known usage of cipher in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
ciphertext,
encipher,
sypher,
cypherpunk,
ciphered,
cipheringCognates
Dutch
cijfer, English
zero, French
zéro, German
Chiffre, German
Ziffer, Italian
zero, Norwegian
siffer, Spanish
cero, Swedish
chiffer, Swedish
siffraUsage
Word found in Modern English
