Where does “nullification” come from?

Nullification comes from Middle French nullification, derived from Latin nullificāre, from nullus meaning "not any," itself from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not" and óynos meaning "one."

nullification (English): The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no...

Definitions

The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no...

Ancestry of “nullification”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nullification”

nullificationist

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Latin nūllus →