Where does “rien” come from?

rien (Middle French) comes from Old French rien, from Latin rem, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

rien (Middle French): thing

Definitions

thing

Ancestry of “rien”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	rien	thing; object; being; creature; thing
2	Latin	rem	accusative singular of rēs
3	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
4	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
5	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
6	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
7	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
9	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
11	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
12	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13	Latin	calceus	shoe
14	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
15	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “rien”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →