Where does “nullafacente” come from?

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

nullafacente (Italian): work-shy

Definitions

  1. work-shy

Ancestry of “nullafacente”, step by step

nullafacente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian nulla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
2Latinnūllano
3Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Italian facente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfacente—
2Latinfaciēnsdoing, making
3Latinfacēre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →