ex nihilo

[ eks nahy-uh-loh, nee-uh- ]

adverb, adjectiveLatin.
  1. out of nothing; from nothing.

Origin of ex nihilo

1
First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin ex nihilō, equivalent to ex + nihilō (ablative singular of nihil “nothing”); see origin at ex-1, nil

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