Where does “nulmatrix” come from?
nulmatrix (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.
nulmatrix (Danish): zero matrix, matrix whose entries are all zero
Definitions
- zero matrix, matrix whose entries are all zero
Ancestry of “nulmatrix”, step by step
nulmatrix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish nul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | nul | zero; no way; The numeric symbol that represents... |
| 2 | French | nul | no, nil; of poor quality, lousy, rubbish; lame |
| 3 | Middle French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 4 | Old French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 5 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Danish matrix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | matrix | matrix |