Where does “nula” come from?

nula (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nulo, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nula (Portuguese): feminine singular of nulo

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of nulo

Ancestry of “nula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenulonull; insignificant; void
2Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
3Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Latin nūllus →