Where does “anomalie” come from?
anomalie (Dutch) comes from French anomalie, from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
anomalie (Dutch): anomaly
Definitions
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Ancestry of “anomalie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | anomalie | anomaly |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνωμαλία | inequality, irregularity, unevenness,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνώμαλος | uneven, irregular; precarious; inconsistent,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |