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==Origin==
==Origin==
French or Italian; French ''zéro'', from Italian ''zero'', from Medieval Latin ''zephirum'', from Arabic ''ṣifr''
French or Italian; French ''zéro'', from Italian ''zero'', from Medieval Latin ''zephirum'', from Arabic ''ṣifr''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1598]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1598]
The word ''zero'' came via French ''zéro'' from Venetian zero, which (together with cypher) came via Italian ''zefiro'' from Arabic صفر, ṣafira = "it was empty", ṣifr = "zero", "nothing". The first known English use was in 1598.
The word ''zero'' came via French ''zéro'' from Venetian zero, which (together with cypher) came via Italian ''zefiro'' from Arabic صفر, ṣafira = "it was empty", ṣifr = "zero", "nothing". The first known English use was in 1598.
