Etymology

nullo

N1U1L1L1O1

Today it means: A bid in which the bidder asserts that he or she will not take any tricks. Full definition →

English oh ← Middle English o ← Old French oh
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  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. Latinō
  10. Old Frenchoh
  11. Middle Englisho
  12. EnglishO
  13. Middle Englisho
  14. Englishoh
  15. English todaynullo

From null + -o.

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