Etymograph

English

Numidia

Numidia comes from Latin Numida ‘Numidian’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *nem-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-root as named
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENumida‘Numidian’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CENumidia
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1621same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-root as named
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENumida‘Numidian’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CENumidia
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1621same form

Earliest quotation: 1621, Robert Burton: “Massinissa made many inward parts of Barbarie and Numidia…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *nem-

number, numerous, nomad, numb, nim, innumerable, nome, numeric, numeral, naam, enumeration, numeracy, numero, enumerate, luma, numerator, numismatics, 26 more

Today it means

name A historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nem- / Numidia

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