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Where does “nihilí” come from?

nihilí (Irish) comes from Latin nihil, from Latin nihilum, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nihilí (Irish): nihilist

Definitions

  1. nihilist

Ancestry of “nihilí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnihilindefinite nothing
2Latinnihilumnothing; no value
3Latinnē—
4Latingēns—
5Proto-Italic*gentis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nihilí”

  • nihilíoch
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