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nihilo.

by nothing, no more than, by no means

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈni.(ɦ)ɪ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈniː.ki.lo]
  1. by nothing, no more than, by no means

    not-comparable
    nihilō sētius
Where this word comes from

Adverbial ablative from nihil. Adverbial ablative from nihil /nihilum.

noun[ˈni.(ɦ)ɪ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈniː.ki.lo]
  1. a good-for-nothing (worthless person)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin nihil Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin nihilō From nihil + -ō (forming agent nouns).

verb[ˈni.(ɦ)ɪ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈniː.ki.lo]
  1. to reduce to nothing; to destroy

    Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin nihil Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nihilō From nihil + -ō (forming verbs).

noun[ˈni.(ɦ)ɪ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈniː.ki.lo]
  1. dative/ablative singular of nihilum

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Adverbial ablative from nihil. Adverbial ablative from nihil /nihilum.

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