English
No
No comes from Latin numerus ‘in number, to the number of’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to assign, allot’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nomezosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerusas numero‘in number, to the number of’
- EnglishtodayNo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nomezosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerusas numero‘in number, to the number of’
- EnglishtodayNo
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to assign, allot’
numb, nim, nomadic, enumeration, nomad, enumerate, luma, naam, numismatics, nome, 25 more
through Latin numerus ‘in number, to the number of’
number, numerous, innumerable, numeric, numeral, numeracy, numero, numerator, 9 more
Another origin of No
- Japanesemodern能Nō‘performing skill, talent’
- EnglishtodayNo
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.