Where does “μηδενισμός” come from?

μηδενισμός (Greek) comes from French nihilisme, from German Nihilismus, from Latin nihil, from Latin nihilum, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

μηδενισμός (Greek): cancelling out, canceling out

Definitions

  1. cancelling out, canceling out

Ancestry of “μηδενισμός”, step by step

μηδενισμός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French nihilisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnihilismenihilism
2GermanNihilismusnihilism
3Latinnihilindefinite nothing
4Latinnihilumnothing; no value
5Latinno; not
6LatingēnsRoman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
7Proto-Italic*gentis
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Greek μηδέν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμηδένzero; nothing, nought, nil; cipher
2Ancient Greekμηδένneuter nominative/accusative singular of μηδείς
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Italic *gentis