Where does “Bodennullpunkt” come from?
Bodennullpunkt (German) comes from German Nullpunkt, from German Null, from German Nulla, from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
Bodennullpunkt (German): ground zero
Definitions
- ground zero
Ancestry of “Bodennullpunkt”, step by step
Bodennullpunkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nullpunkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nullpunkt | zero point |
| 2 | German | Null | zero; failure, loser |
| 3 | German | Nulla | — |
| 4 | Italian | nulla | feminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;... |
| 5 | Latin | nūlla | no |
| 6 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via German boden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | boden | ground, soil |
| 2 | Middle High German | boden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bodam | ground, floor; floor, bottom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |