nihilo
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
nĭhĭlo: ōnis, m. nihil,
I a good-fornothing fellow: οὐδαμινός, nihilo, nugatori. us, gerra, Vet. Gloss.
nĭhĭlo: v. nihil, II. δ.