Where does “null prefix” come from?
null prefix (English) comes from English prefix, from Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, from Latin praefigo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “null prefix”, step by step
null prefix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prefix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prefix | Something placed before another; To determine... |
| 2 | Latin | praefixum | nominative neuter singular of praefīxus;... |
| 3 | Latin | praefixus | fastened or attached in front; prefixed |
| 4 | Latin | praefigo | I fasten before, attach in front; I point with |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English null
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | null | A non-existent or empty value or set of values;... |
| 2 | Middle French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 3 | Old French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 4 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |