Where does “paranormal” come from?
paranormal (Catalan) comes from Catalan normal, from French normal, from Latin normālis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
paranormal (Catalan): paranormal
Definitions
- paranormal
Ancestry of “paranormal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | normal | normal |
| 2 | French | normal | normal; okay, alright |
| 3 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 4 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |