Where does “nul” come from?

nul (French) comes from Middle French nul, from Old French nul, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nul (French): no, nil; of poor quality, lousy, rubbish; lame

Definitions

  1. no, nil; of poor quality, lousy, rubbish; lame

Ancestry of “nul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
2Old Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
3Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “nul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Latin nūllus →