num etymology

Latin word num comes from Proto-Indo-European *nū

Detailed word origin of num

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*nū Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) now
num Latin (lat) (in a direct question) a particle expecting a negation. (in an indirect question) whether. Now (only in the phrase, etiam num).

Words with the same origin as num

Descendants of *nū
nunc