I sometimes see on Fox News them talking about things being 'nixed' in a sense that means 'stopped'. Where did this 'nix' word come from? I'd never heard it until I saw it on Fox News, it seems to be just an American word. Are there any other made-up words that Americans use?
2006-08-10 11:48:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
By the way please don't criticise me for watching Fox News, lol. I only watch it sometimes just to see how they are talking about things.
2006-08-10 11:50:53 · update #1
It is not from Latin - there is a word nix in Latin, but it means snow. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the etymology is the German word nichts (nothing).
2006-08-10 22:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably from the German word 'nichts' which means 'nothing'.
2006-08-10 18:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its Latin.
2006-08-10 18:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by Rae 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋