Where does “unnumbered” come from?

Unnumbered derives from English numbered, which comes from Latin unus meaning "one," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European óynos.

unnumbered (English): Not identified with a number; Too numerous to be...

Definitions

  1. Not identified with a number; Too numerous to be...

Ancestry of “unnumbered”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishun-not; absent; lacking; not; negative; contrary to...
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from English un- →