Etymology

numerical

nu·mer·i·cal
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Today it means: Of or pertaining to numbers. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English numeric ← French numérique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  2. Proto-Italic*nomezos
  3. Latinnumerus
  4. Frenchnumérique
  5. Englishnumeric
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. English todaynumerical

From numeric + -al.

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