Where does “nula” come from?
nula (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nulo, from German Null, from German Nulla, from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nula (Esperanto): zeroth; equal to nulo; void, without value
Definitions
- zeroth; equal to nulo; void, without value
Ancestry of “nula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | nulo | a set of zero, i.e. an empty set |
| 2 | German | Null | zero; failure, loser |
| 3 | German | Nulla | — |
| 4 | Italian | nulla | feminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;... |
| 5 | Latin | nūlla | no |
| 6 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |