Where does “nol mutlak” come from?
nol mutlak (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian nol, from Malay nol, from Dutch nul, from Middle Dutch nul, from Middle French nul, from Old French nul, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos — one; single.
nol mutlak (Indonesian): absolute zero: The coldest possible temperature, zero on the Kelvin scale, or approximately −273.15 °C, −459.67 °F; total absence of heat; temperature at which motion of all molecules would cease
Definitions
- absolute zero: The coldest possible temperature, zero on the Kelvin scale, or approximately −273.15 °C, −459.67 °F; total absence of heat; temperature at which motion of all molecules would cease
Ancestry of “nol mutlak”, step by step
nol mutlak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian nol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | nol | zero |
| 2 | Malay | nol | zero |
| 3 | Dutch | nul | zero, nought; A zero, naught, the numerical... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | nul | — |
| 5 | Middle French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 6 | Old French | nul | nobody; no one; none |
| 7 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |