English
numerator
Numerator comes from Late Latin numerātor ‘counter, numerator’, from Latin numerus ‘number’, and ultimately from 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 CEnumerus‘number’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerō‘count, reckon’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEnumerātor‘counter, numerator’
- Englishtodaynumerator
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 CEnumerus‘number’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerō‘count, reckon’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEnumerātor‘counter, numerator’
- Englishtodaynumerator
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to assign, allot’
nomadic, numb, nomad, nim, nome, naam, luma, enumeration, numismatics, enumerate, 30 more
through Latin numerus ‘number’
Today it means
noun The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nem- / numerator