Where does “обнулить” come from?

обнулить (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.

обнулить (Russian): to zeroize, to set to zero, to zero out

Definitions

  1. to zeroize, to set to zero, to zero out

Ancestry of “обнулить”, step by step

обнулить traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian нуль

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

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Latin nūllus
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