Dutch word ontcijferen comes from Dutch ont-, Dutch cijferen (Arithmetic (transitive) to figure, compute.)

Detailed word origin of ontcijferen

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
ont-	Dutch (nld)	Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that a process is beginning. Un-, de-; forms verbs meaning to negate, remove or separate.
cijferen	Dutch (nld)	Arithmetic (transitive) to figure, compute.
ontcijferen	Dutch (nld)	To decipher, figure out.

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