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Cipher comes from the same root as Zero (sifr), making it a doublet word. http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/30774/origin-of-zero http://english.stacke
by csours 12y ago
Cipher comes from the same root as Zero (sifr), making it a doublet word.
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/30774/origin-of-zero http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/30774/origin-of-z...
- hnmcs 12y agoSo the whole thing is a love poem then, with "cipher" actually meaning "zero", "nothing", or "negate". Cool.