Etymology of the English word zero
the English word
zeroderived from the Italian word
zeroderived from the Medieval Latin word
zephirumderived from the Arabic word
sifrderived from the Arabic word
ṣifrDate
The earliest known usage of zero in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
zeroth,
nonzero,
zilchCognates
Dutch
cijfer, English
cipher, French
zéro, German
Chiffre, German
Ziffer, Italian
zero, Norwegian
siffer, Spanish
cero, Swedish
chiffer, Swedish
siffraUsage
Word found in Modern English
