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Latin word nihil comes from Latin ne- (Absolutely negates the principal meaning.), Latin hilum ((in the negative) not a whit, not in the least. Trifle.)
ne- (Latin)
Absolutely negates the principal meaning.
hilum (Latin)
(in the negative) not a whit, not in the least. Trifle.
nihil (Latin)
Indefinite nothing.