Where does “telefoninumber” come from?
telefoninumber (Estonian) comes from Estonian number, from German Nummer, from German Numero, from Italian numero, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.
telefoninumber (Estonian): telephone number
Definitions
- telephone number
Ancestry of “telefoninumber”, step by step
telefoninumber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian number
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | number | number |
| 2 | German | Nummer | number; issue; size |
| 3 | German | Numero | — |
| 4 | Italian | numero | number; numeral, figure, digit; sketch; short and... |
| 5 | Latin | numerus | number; collection, quantity; rank, position |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nomezos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némesos | — |
via Estonian telefon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | telefon | telephone |