Where does “número” come from?

número (Portuguese) comes from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

número (Portuguese): number; issue; size

Definitions

  1. number; issue; size

Ancestry of “número”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
2Proto-Italicnomezos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

Words derived from “número”

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