Where does “anormalitet” come from?
anormalitet (Danish) comes from Danish anormal, from Danish normal, from French normale, from Latin normālis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti — to know.
anormalitet (Danish): abnormality
Definitions
- abnormality
Ancestry of “anormalitet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | anormal | abnormal |
| 2 | Danish | normal | a normal value or quantity e.g. tempature etc |
| 3 | French | normale | feminine singular of normal; Line perpendicular... |
| 4 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 5 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |