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