Where does “Normalnull” come from?
Normalnull (German) comes 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.
Normalnull (German): The mean altitude of sea level; mean sea level
Definitions
- The mean altitude of sea level; mean sea level
Ancestry of “Normalnull”, step by step
Normalnull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Null
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Null | zero; failure, loser |
| 2 | German | Nulla | — |
| 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 |
via German Normal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Normal | standard, normal |
| 2 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 3 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |