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Nihilego may be a combination of ''nihil'' (Latin for indefinite nothing) and ''ego'' (Latin for I), which together roughly translates to "I am nothing" or "I have nothing"; or ''{{wp|Id, ego and super-ego|ego}}''. In either case, it serves as a reflection of Nihilego's | Nihilego may be a combination of ''nihil'' (Latin for indefinite nothing) and ''ego'' (Latin for I), which together roughly translates to "I am nothing" or "I have nothing"; or the part of the psychic apparatus ''{{wp|Id, ego and super-ego|ego}}'', which references how Nihilego only has an ''{{wp|Id, ego and super-ego|id}}'', or instinctual behavior. In either case, it serves as a reflection of Nihilego's lack of its own will or emotions. | ||
Utsuroido may be a combination of 虚ろ ''utsuro'' (void), ''void'', and ''{{wp|Id, ego and super-ego#Id|id}}''. It also might refer to 鬱 ''utsu'' ({{wp|depression|depression}}), 移ろい ''utsuroi'' (the act of moving from host to host), and android or the suffix ''{{wp|wikt:-oid|-oid}}'' (meaning "of similar form"). | Utsuroido may be a combination of 虚ろ ''utsuro'' (void), ''void'', and ''{{wp|Id, ego and super-ego#Id|id}}''. It also might refer to 鬱 ''utsu'' ({{wp|depression|depression}}), 移ろい ''utsuroi'' (the act of moving from host to host), and android or the suffix ''{{wp|wikt:-oid|-oid}}'' (meaning "of similar form"). | ||