The story
- Latin · derived fromex“from”
- English todayexnihilation
From Latin ex (“from”) + nihil (“nothing”). Compare annihilation.
Words from the same roots
Latinex all →
exchangeawardexeffortsewersoarallegeextenuatingaventailelanceex-excarnificateex contractuexcorticateex negativoex nuncex parteex post factoex situexsufflicateex temporeextumescenceex-voto
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.