Where does “нулевой” come from?

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

нулевой (Russian): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “нулевой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнульzero
2Middle Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
3Old Frenchnulnobody; no one; none
4Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Latin nūllus →