Where does “nullspace” come from?

nullspace (English) comes from English space, from Middle English space, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

nullspace (English): The kernel of a linear map between two vector...

Definitions

  1. The kernel of a linear map between two vector...

Ancestry of “nullspace”, step by step

nullspace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English space

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspace"Of time."; "Unlimited or generalized extent,...
2Middle Englishspace
3Old Frenchespacespace; room; duration
4LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via English null

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnullA non-existent or empty value or set of values;...
2Middle Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
3Old Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
4Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-Every word from Latin spatium