Where does “néant” come from?

néant (French) comes from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

néant (French): nothingness, void, emptiness

Definitions

  1. nothingness, void, emptiness

Ancestry of “néant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnēno; not
2LatingēnsRoman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
3Proto-Italic*gentis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “néant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Italic *gentis →