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
- zero point
Ancestry of “Nullpunkt”, step by step
Nullpunkt 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 Punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Punkt | dot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,... |
| 2 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |