Where does “numeroso” come from?

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

numeroso (Portuguese): numerous

Definitions

  1. numerous

Ancestry of “numeroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnumerōsusnumerous, manifold, multiple, abundant
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 →