Where does “nombreux” come from?

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

nombreux (French): numerous, many

Definitions

numerous, many

Ancestry of “nombreux”, step by step

nombreux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French nombre

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	nombre	number
2	Middle French	nombre	number
3	Old French	nombre	Alternative form of nonbre
4	Latin	numerus	number; collection, quantity; rank, position
5	Proto-Italic	nomezos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	némesos	—

via Latin numerōsus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	numerōsus	numerous, manifold, multiple, abundant
2	Latin	-ōsus	ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3	Old Latin	-ōssus	—

Words derived from “nombreux”

nombreusement

Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →Every word from Proto-Italic nomezos →Every word from Latin numerus →