English
numeration
Numeration comes from Latin numerātiō ‘a counting out, paying, payment’, from numerus ‘number’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nomezosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerus‘number’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerō‘count, reckon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerātiō‘a counting out, paying, payment’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500numeracioun
- Englishtodaynumeration
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nomezosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerus‘number’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerō‘count, reckon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerātiō‘a counting out, paying, payment’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500numeracioun
- Englishtodaynumeration
Equivalent to numerate + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *nem-
Proto-Italic *nomezos
Latin numerus ‘number’
Latin numerō ‘count, reckon’
Latin numerātus ‘counted, enumerated, having been counted’
English numerate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nem-
nomadic, numb, nomad, nim, nome, naam, luma, numismatics, enumerate, 31 more
through Latin numerus ‘number’
Today it means
noun The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nem- / numeration