Where does “nenumărat” come from?

nenumărat (Romanian) comes from Romanian ne, from Vulgar Latin nis, from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nenumărat (Romanian): countless

Definitions

  1. countless

Ancestry of “nenumărat”, step by step

nenumărat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianneus
2Vulgar Latinnis—
3Latinnōswe, us
4Proto-Italicnōswe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Romanian numărat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannumăratcounted
2Romaniannumărato count; to number; to calculate, compute
3Latinnumerōto count, enumerate
4Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
5Proto-Italicnomezos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Italic nōs →