Where does “annul” come from?
Annul comes from Middle English annullen, from Old French anuller, from Latin annullare, formed from the prefix ad- and nullus meaning "not any," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and óynos.
annul (English): To formally revoke the validity of
Definitions
- To formally revoke the validity of
Ancestry of “annul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | annullen | — |
| 2 | Old French | anuller | to consider invalid or annuled |
| 3 | Latin | annullō | to annihilate, annul |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |