Latin

nihil

‘nothing’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin nihil.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin nihil, most familiar first.

• annihilation ← annihilātiō ← annihilō
• annihilate ← annihilātus ← annihilō
• nihilism ← nihilisme ← Nihilismus
• nihilist
• nihil
• annihilable ← annihilābilis ← annihilō
• nihilate ← nihilō
• nihilation ← nihilō
• nihility ← nihilitās
• nichil

Etymograph / Latin nihil