Where does “nollasarja” come from?
nollasarja (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.
nollasarja (Finnish): the first batch of a new product, usually one manufactured on a small scale and sold to test markets
Definitions
- the first batch of a new product, usually one manufactured on a small scale and sold to test markets
Ancestry of “nollasarja”, step by step
nollasarja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nolla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nolla | zero; digit zero; good-for-nothing |
| 2 | Swedish | nolla | a zero; the symbol, or digit, "0"; a zero; a... |
| 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 |