Definition:Zero/Linguistic Note

Linguistic Note on Zero
The Sanskrit word used by the early Indian mathematicians for zero was sunya, which means empty, or blank.

In Arabic this was translated as sifr.

This was translated via the Latin zephirum into various European languages as zero, cifre, cifra, and into English as zero and cipher.

Note that the plural of zero is either zeros or zeroes. On, zeroes is preferred.