Where does “nulu” come from?

nulu (Ido) comes from Ido nula, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nulu (Ido): nobody, no one, nope

Definitions

  1. nobody, no one, nope

Ancestry of “nulu”, step by step

nulu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido nula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idonulano, not any; nope
2Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
3Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Latin nūbilum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūbilumcloud, mist
2Latinnūbiluscloudy, overcast; cloud-bringing
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos

via Ido u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Latin nūllus