Where does “nulpunkt” come from?
nulpunkt (Danish) comes from German Nullpunkt, from German Null, from German Nulla, from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nulpunkt (Danish): root, zero element x in the domain of a function such that f(x)=0
Definitions
- root, zero element x in the domain of a function such that f(x)=0
Ancestry of “nulpunkt”, step by step
nulpunkt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nullpunkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nullpunkt | zero point |
| 2 | German | Null | zero; failure, loser |
| 3 | German | Nulla | — |
| 4 | Italian | nulla | feminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;... |
| 5 | Latin | nūlla | no |
| 6 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Danish punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | punkt | dot; point |
| 2 | Middle Low German | punct | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |