Where does “numeral” come from?
Numeral comes from Middle French numeral, from Latin numeralis, formed from Latin numerus with the suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European nem-.
numeral (English): A symbol that is not a word and represents a...
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Ancestry of “numeral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | numeral | numeral; numerical |
| 2 | Latin | numeralis | Of or belonging to a number; numeral |
| 3 | Latin | numerus | number; collection, quantity; rank, position |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nomezos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némesos | — |
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