Etymology

nullity

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Today it means: The state of being null, or void, or invalid. Full definition →

Middle French nullité ← Medieval Latin nūllitās ← Latin nūllus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromnūllus
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromnūllitās
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromnullité
  4. English todaynullity

From Middle French nullité and its etymon Medieval Latin nūllitās, from Latin nūllus. By surface analysis, null + -ity.

Words from the same roots

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