Where does “nul” come from?
nul (Danish) comes from French nul, from Middle French nul, from Old French nul, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nul (Danish): zero; no way; The numeric symbol that represents...
Definitions
- zero; no way; The numeric symbol that represents...
Ancestry of “nul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nul | no, nil; of poor quality, lousy, rubbish; lame |
| 2 | Middle French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 3 | Old French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 4 | Latin | nūllus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |