Where does “numerically” come from?
Numerically derives from English numerical, from English numeric, from English aldehyde, from Latin numerus meaning "number," from Proto-Indo-European nem-, līg-, and ḱóm.
numerically (English): In a numerical manner; In terms of numbers
Definitions
- In a numerical manner; In terms of numbers
Ancestry of “numerically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | numerical | of or pertaining to numbers; The same in number;... |
| 2 | English | -ál | — |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |