Where does “numero” come from?
numero (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish número, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.
numero (Hiligaynon): number
Ancestry of “numero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | número | number; musical number; spectacle |
| 2 | Latin | numerus | number; collection, quantity; rank, position |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nomezos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | némesos | — |