I don't see any Os in Number and yet someone has deemed the official abbr. to be No. Why? Why?
2007-09-30 21:41:43 · 3 answers · asked by fortune8 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is abbreviated "No." because the word is derived from Latin word "numero".
2007-10-01 00:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by Fairy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the abbreviation was not derived from the English word "number", but from the latin-based "numero".
2007-09-30 21:51:53 · answer #2 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is an AWESOME question. I wondered this once so I did some research and it's because it's abbreviated by the latin version of number which is "numero".
"No.": Latin 'numero', the ablative case of 'numerus'. So "No. 6" means 'six by number' or 'six in numerical order'.
2007-09-30 21:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by RaddicalGrl25 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋