Where does “nollakohta” come from?

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

nollakohta (Finnish): root of a function; x-intercept

Definitions

  1. root of a function; x-intercept

Ancestry of “nollakohta”, step by step

nollakohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nolla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnollazero; digit zero; good-for-nothing
2Swedishnollaa zero; the symbol, or digit, "0"; a zero; a...
3Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
4Latinnūllano
5Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Finnish kohta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
2Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
3Proto-Uralickoptaplace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Latin nūllus