Where does “numerokilpi” come from?

numerokilpi (Finnish) comes from Finnish numero, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

numerokilpi (Finnish): number shield, number sign

Definitions

  1. number shield, number sign

Ancestry of “numerokilpi”, step by step

numerokilpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish numero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnumerodigit, number; numeral; number
2Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
3Proto-Italicnomezos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

via Finnish kilpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpishield, protective armor; shield with route...
2Proto-Finnickilpishield
3Proto-Germanichlībōshelter, covering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →Every word from Proto-Italic nomezos →Every word from Latin numerus →