Where does “Null” come from?
Null (German) comes from German Nulla, from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
Null (German): zero; failure, loser
Ancestry of “Null”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Nulla | — |
| 2 | Italian | nulla | feminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;... |
| 3 | Latin | nūlla | — |
| 4 | Latin | nūllus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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*duō;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
Words derived from “Null”