Where does “numeral” come from?

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

numeral (Portuguese): numeral, numeric

Definitions

  1. numeral, numeric

Ancestry of “numeral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnumerālisOf or belonging to a number; numeral
2Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
3Proto-Italicnomezos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →Every word from Proto-Italic nomezos →Every word from Latin numerus →