Where does “numru biż-żewġ” come from?
numru biż-żewġ (Maltese) comes from Maltese numru, from Sicilian nummru, from Old French nonbre, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.
numru biż-żewġ (Maltese): even number
Definitions
- even number
Ancestry of “numru biż-żewġ”, step by step
numru biż-żewġ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese numru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | numru | number; numeral |
| 2 | Sicilian | nummru | number |
| 3 | Old French | nonbre | number |
| 4 | Latin | numerus | number; collection, quantity; rank, position |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nomezos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | némesos | — |