Proto-Indo-European

*nem-

‘to distribute’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *nem-.

43 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *nem-, most familiar first.

• number ← noumbre ← numerus ← *nomezos
• numerous ← numerōsus ← numerus ← *nomezos
• numb ← nim
• nomadic ← νομαδικός
• nomad ← nomade ← Nomas ← νομάς
• innumerable ← innumerābilis ← numerābilis ← numerus ← *nomezos
• numeric ← numérique ← numerus ← *nomezos
• nim ← nimen ← niman ← *neman ← *nemaną
• numeral ← numerālis ← numerus ← *nomezos
• nome ← νομός ← νέμω ← *némō ← *ném-e-ti
• enumeration
• numeracy ← numerus ← *nomezos

More words from *nem-

• numero
• enumerate
• unnumbered
• luma
• naam
• numerator
• numismatics
• anomie
• namaz
• numeration
• antinomy
• numerate
• nimmer
• numerosity
• namazi
• numerary
• innumerous
• nemeton
• annumerate
• benimming
• dinumeration
• nemoral
• nemorous
• nemophilist
• nemophilous
• nomisma
• numerose
• nummular
• numéraire
• nummus
• overnim

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nem-