Where does “numeral” come from?

numeral (Middle French) comes from Latin numeralis, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

numeral (Middle French): numeral; numerical

Definitions

  1. numeral; numerical

Ancestry of “numeral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnumeralisOf or belonging to a number; numeral
2Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
3Proto-Italicnomezos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

Words derived from “numeral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →Every word from Proto-Italic nomezos →Every word from Latin numerus →