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Etymology of the English word nought

the English word nought
derived from the English word na
derived from the New Latin word natrium
derived from the French word natron
derived from the Spanish word natrón
derived from the Arabic word naṭrun
derived from the Greek word nitron, νίτρον
derived from the Egyptian word nṯr
derived from the English word ne (not)
derived from the English word Nehemiah
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

Derivations in English

dreadnought, fearnought, naught

Usage

Word found in Middle English, Modern English



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