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Where does “nul” come from?

nul (Old French) comes from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nul (Old French): nobody; no one; none

Definitions

  1. nobody; no one; none

Ancestry of “nul”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nul”

  • null
  • nullify
  • nullification
  • nullifying
  • nullable
  • nulliparous
  • nonnull
  • nullifier
  • nullability
  • nullary
  • nullspace
  • nullness
  • nullifiable
  • nullifiest
  • nullifyingly
  • pseudonull
  • null recurrence
  • nullifieth
  • nullar
  • conull
  • null recurrent
  • null persistent
  • non-null persistent
  • nul
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