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Where does “nulla” come from?

nulla (Italian) comes from Latin nūlla, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nulla (Italian): feminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...

Ancestry of “nulla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūlla—
2Latinnūllus—
3Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “nulla”

  • nullismo
  • nullistico
  • nullaggine
  • nullkommajosef
  • Nullpunktenergie
  • Nullpunkt
  • Nulla
  • Bodennullpunkt
  • nullachtfünfzehn
  • Null
  • nullwertig
  • null
  • nulldimensional
  • nul
  • nulelement
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