Where does “number” come from?

number (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman noumbre, from Old French nombre, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

number (Middle English): Alternative form of nombre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nombre

Ancestry of “number”, step by step

number traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman noumbre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormannoumbreAlternative form of nonbre
2Old FrenchnombreAlternative form of nonbre
3Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
4Proto-Italicnomezos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

via Middle English nombre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnombreA number; an entity used to describe quantity; A...
2Anglo-Normannonbre—

Words derived from “number”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →
number — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer