Where does “nulo” come from?
nulo (Esperanto) comes 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.
nulo (Esperanto): a set of zero, i.e. an empty set
Definitions
- a set of zero, i.e. an empty set
Ancestry of “nulo”, step by step
nulo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Null
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Null | zero; failure, loser |
| 2 | German | Nulla | — |
| 3 | Italian | nulla | feminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;... |
| 4 | Latin | nūlla | no |
| 5 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via French nul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nul | no, nil; of poor quality, lousy, rubbish; lame |
| 2 | Middle French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 3 | Old French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
via Italian nullo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | nullo | no, not any; futile, ineffectual, vain; null;... |