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Where does “innumerous” come from?

innumerous (English) comes from Latin innumerus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

innumerous (English): Not capable of being counted or numerated;...

Definitions

  1. Not capable of being counted or numerated;...

Ancestry of “innumerous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininnumeruscountless, innumerable, numberless
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →