Where does “Nullpunktenergie” come from?

Nullpunktenergie (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.

Nullpunktenergie (German): zero-point energy

Definitions

  1. zero-point energy

Ancestry of “Nullpunktenergie”, step by step

Nullpunktenergie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nullpunkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNullpunktzero point
2GermanNullzero; failure, loser
3GermanNulla
4Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
5Latinnūllano
6Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
7Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via German Energie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEnergieenergy
2Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Latin nūllus
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