'enumerate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'enumerare,' where 'e-' meant 'out' and 'numerare' meant 'to count.'

'enumerare' transformed into the French word 'énumérer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'enumerate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to count out,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to mention a number of things one by one.'