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Where does “nolla” come from?

nolla (Finnish) comes from Swedish nolla, from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nolla (Finnish): zero; digit zero; good-for-nothing

Definitions

  1. zero; digit zero; good-for-nothing

Ancestry of “nolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnollaa zero; the symbol, or digit, "0"; a zero; a...
2Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
3Latinnūlla—
4Latinnūllus—
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “nolla”

  • nollata
  • ristinolla
  • nollakulma
  • nollameridiaani
  • nollas
  • nollapiste-energia
  • nollakohta
  • nollamatriisi
  • nollakoko
  • nollapiste
  • nollakasvu
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