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Where does “nombre” come from?

nombre (French) comes from Middle French nombre, from Old French nombre, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

nombre (French): number

Definitions

  1. number

Ancestry of “nombre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnombre—
2Old FrenchnombreAlternative form of nonbre
3Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
4Proto-Italicnomezos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

Words derived from “nombre”

  • nombreusement
  • nombreux
Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →