Etymology

numerable

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Today it means: Able to be counted; countable. Full definition →

Latin numerābilis ← Proto-Italic *nomezos ← Proto-Indo-European *nem-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  2. Proto-Italic*nomezos
  3. Latinnumerus
  4. Latinnumerō
  5. Latinnumerābilis
  6. English todaynumerable

Borrowed from Latin numerābilis.

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