Where does “null” come from?
Null comes from Middle French nul, from Latin nullus, meaning "not any," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and óynos.
null (English): A non-existent or empty value or set of values;...
Definitions
- A non-existent or empty value or set of values;...
Ancestry of “null”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 2 | Old French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 3 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
Words derived from “null”