annul
/ˈænəl/A-nuhl
/ˈænəl/A-nuhl
Meaningto bring to nothing
Common meaning: to declare void
- anto, towards (form of ad-)
- nulnot any, none at allLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1224 · scan
‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘not any, none at all’ → annul
Journey through time
- Latinnūllus, -a, -um‘not any, none at all’
- Englishannul‘to declare void’ · today
an- also in: annexannounceannihilate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin nūllus ‘not any, none at all’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry nūllus, p. 1224 · dictionary scan
Roots
- nūllus, -a, -um Latin “not any, none at all”
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