Where does “nula” come from?

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

nula (Serbo-Croatian): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “nula”, step by step

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