Where does “numbering” come from?
Numbering derives from English number, which comes from Latin numerus, ultimately tracing back through Latin verbal forms with the -are suffix.
numbering (English): A sequence of numbers indicating order or...
Definitions
- A sequence of numbers indicating order or...
Ancestry of “numbering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | nombrynge | — |
| 2 | Middle English | -ynge | Alternative form of -ing |
| 3 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
Words derived from “numbering”