Where does “num” come from?

num (Old French) comes from Old French nom, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

num (Old French): Alternative form of nom

Definitions

Alternative form of nom

Ancestry of “num”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	nom	name
2	Latin	nōmen	name
3	Latin	est	third-person singular present active indicative...
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ésti	to be
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁es-	to be

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →