Origin: Latin
suffix -al
Numeral has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a symbol used to represent a number
"he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
2
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
Adjective
1
of or relating to or denoting numbers
"a numeral adjective"
"numerical order"
"a numeric symbol"
2
Of or relating to numbers; numerical.
Example Sentences
"he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
noun
"a numeral adjective"
adjective
"numerical order"
adjective
"a numeric symbol"
adjective
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Origin
The word comes from the Latin numeralis, meaning "pertaining to a number," which is derived from numerus. It entered English as an adjective in Middle English and later became a noun through Middle French.