2006-07-26 11:16:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Tennis
from French l'ouef for egg, which is the shape of a zero.
2006-07-26 11:20:00 · answer #1 · answered by nev 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Its something to do with the fact a zero looks like an egg, and egg in French is l'ouef. I think some how it mutated into love.
I'm not sure how true that is but I heard it a while ago
2006-07-26 11:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by coffeeaddict_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answers you've been given are all correct so far BUT, get this, when you watch the French Open check out the chair umpire as he/she says the scores (in French, of course) and uses "zero" for "love."
Check it out next May.
2006-07-26 11:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It appears to have been derived from the old expression "Play for Love", meaning "play for nothing" (no scores). Since the score of zero is the same as having a score of nothing, over the years the score zero gradually evolved into the term love (i.e. paying at score zero = playing at no score = playing for nothing = playing for love = playing at score love).
2006-07-27 08:19:12 · answer #4 · answered by oldbutcrafty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is from the French work that means egg which is in the shape of an egg.
2006-07-27 05:28:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've been told because it was originally "nulle," or zero/none in french. it later became "love" because the phonetic similarity.
2006-07-26 11:20:03 · answer #6 · answered by Starwalker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the way love is. Nothing for nothing.
2006-07-27 09:16:14 · answer #7 · answered by tensnut90_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋