Where does “enormement” come from?
enormement (Catalan) comes from Catalan enorme, from Latin ēnōrmis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
enormement (Catalan): greatly, enormously
Ancestry of “enormement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | enorme | enormous; huge; great |
| 2 | Latin | ēnōrmis | — |
| 3 | Latin | nōrma | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |