Where does “normatief” come from?
normatief (Dutch) comes from French normatif, from French normé, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
normatief (Dutch): normative
Definitions
- normative
Ancestry of “normatief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | normatif | normative |
| 2 | French | normé | past participle of normer |
| 3 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 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 |