Etymograph

English

numero

Numero comes from Latin numerus ‘number’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to assign, allot’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nomezosreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerus‘number’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerōablative singular form of numerus
  5. Englishtodaynumero

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-‘to assign, allot’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nomezosreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerus‘number’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnumerōablative singular form of numerus
  5. Englishtodaynumero

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to assign, allot’

nomadic, nomad, numb, nim, nome, naam, luma, enumeration, numismatics, enumerate, 30 more

through Latin numerus ‘number’

number, innumerable, 14 more

Today it means

noun The sign ⟨ № ⟩.

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

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