Where does “nombreusement” come from?
nombreusement (French) comes from French nombreux, from French nombre, from Middle French nombre, from Old French nombre, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.
nombreusement (French): numerously
Ancestry of “nombreusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nombreux | numerous, many |
| 2 | French | nombre | number |
| 3 | Middle French | nombre | — |
| 4 | Old French | nombre | Alternative form of nonbre |
| 5 | Latin | numerus | number; collection, quantity; rank, position |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nomezos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némesos | — |