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18 Oct 2026, 18:41 by bogdan “Latin la10k: Etymology forms in angle brackets instead of quotes”
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==Etymology==
− It goes back to [[m|itc-pro|*ne oinolos|t=not a little one]], from the negative [[m|la|ne-]] and a diminutive of [[ūnus|t=one]] (older ⟨oinos⟩), from [[ine-pro|*óynos|t=one]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) [[ūllus|t=any]] is probably a later formation; by the surface analysis “nūllus” is ⟨ne⟩ + “ūllus”, “not any”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
+ It goes back to [[m|itc-pro|*ne oinolos|t=not a little one]], from the negative [[m|la|ne-]] and a diminutive of [[ūnus|t=one]] (older ⟨oinos⟩), from [[ine-pro|*óynos|t=one]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) [[ūllus|t=any]] is probably a later formation; by the surface analysis ⟨nūllus⟩ is ⟨ne⟩ + ⟨ūllus⟩, “not any”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
==Earliest recorded meaning==