rien

French

pron

Definitions

nothing
(archaic) anything

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French rien inherited from Old French rien (creature, thing) inherited from Latin rem.

Origin

Latin

rem

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

vaurien English
rem Latin
rēs Latin
valoir French
vaurien French
rien Old French
res Catalan, Valencian
rien Middle French
dögenicht Middle Low German
arien Louisiana Creole French