Etymology

nulligest

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Today it means: A nulligravid person. Full definition →

French nulligeste ← Latin nūllus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromnūllus“none”
  2. French · borrowed fromnulligeste
  3. English todaynulligest

Borrowed from terms in Romance languages such as French nulligeste, from Latin nūllus (“none”) + gestus (“borne, carried”).

Words from the same roots

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