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Where does “numero” come from?

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

numero (Portuguese): number; issue; size

Definitions

  1. number; issue; size

Ancestry of “numero”, step by step

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

Words derived from “numero”

  • numero
  • número primo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →