Etymology

nullability

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Today it means: The state or property of being nullable. Full definition →

English null ← Middle French nu ← Old French nul
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Proto-Italic*noinolos
  5. Latinnūllus
  6. Old Frenchnul
  7. Middle Frenchnu
  8. Englishnull
  9. English todaynullability

From null + -ability.

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