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Where does “nul” come from?

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

nul (Dutch): zero, nought; A zero, naught, the numerical...

Definitions

  1. zero, nought; A zero, naught, the numerical...

Ancestry of “nul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnul—
2Middle Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
3Old Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
4Latinnūllus—
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “nul”

  • nulde
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