Enumerate
/ɪˈnjuː.mə.reɪt/noun
To list things one by one, or count them individually.
Did you know?“Enumerate” comes from Latin numerare, “to count,” from numerus, and shares a deep ancient root with words like number and numerous — proof that even modern logic is built on an old spell of counting.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*nem-
“to allot, distribute”
Latin
Latin
numerus
“a number; a count or quantity”
Latin
Latin
numerāre
“to count, reckon”
Late Latin
Latin
enumerāre
“to count out; to list one by one”
Middle French
Old French
énumérer
“to enumerate, list in detail”
Late 16th Century
English
enumerate
“to count or list one by one”
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