Where does “Normism” come from?
Normism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
Normism (English): Any of the self-deprecating one-liners uttered by the character Norm Peterson in the U.S. television show Cheers
Definitions
- Any of the self-deprecating one-liners uttered by the character Norm Peterson in the U.S. television show Cheers
Ancestry of “Normism”, step by step
Normism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English norm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | norm | That which is normal or typical; A rule that is... |
| 2 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |