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Where does “Nullpunkt” come from?

Nullpunkt (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.

Nullpunkt (German): zero point

Definitions

  1. zero point

Ancestry of “Nullpunkt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNullzero; failure, loser
2GermanNulla—
3Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
4Latinnūlla—
5Latinnūllus—
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “Nullpunkt”

  • Nullpunktenergie
  • Bodennullpunkt
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