Where does “nul” come from?

nul (Catalan) comes from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nul (Catalan): null, insignificant, negligible; useless, inept;...

Definitions

  1. null, insignificant, negligible; useless, inept;...

Ancestry of “nul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
2Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Latin nūllus →
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