Where does “enumerative” come from?
enumerative (English) comes from English enumerate, from French énumérer, from Italian enumerare, from Portuguese enumerar, from Latin ēnumerō, from Latin numerō, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos.
enumerative (English): Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration
Ancestry of “enumerative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enumerate | To specify each member of a sequence individually... |
| 2 | French | énumérer | to enumerate; count out; go through one by one |
| 3 | Italian | enumerare | to enumerate |
| 4 | Portuguese | enumerar | to enumerate; to count; to recite |
| 5 | Latin | ēnumerō | to count out or over |
| 6 | Latin | numerō | to count, enumerate |
| 7 | Latin | numerus | number; collection, quantity; rank, position |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | nomezos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | némesos | — |