Where does “nulelement” come from?

nulelement (Danish) comes from Danish nul, 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.

nulelement (Danish): in a set, an element 0 such that, for a given...

Definitions

  1. in a set, an element 0 such that, for a given...

Ancestry of “nulelement”, step by step

nulelement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish nul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnulzero; no way; The numeric symbol that represents...
2Frenchnulno, nil; of poor quality, lousy, rubbish; lame
3Middle Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
4Old Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
5Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Danish element

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishelementelement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Latin nūllus
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