Where does “orduimhir” come from?
orduimhir (Irish) comes from Irish uimhir, from Middle Irish uimir, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.
orduimhir (Irish): ordinal number
Ancestry of “orduimhir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | uimhir | number |
| 2 | Middle Irish | uimir | — |
| 3 | Latin | numerus | number; collection, quantity; rank, position |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nomezos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némesos | — |