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Where does “número” come from?

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

número (Spanish): number; musical number; spectacle

Definitions

  1. number; musical number; spectacle

Ancestry of “número”, step by step

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

Words derived from “número”

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