Where does “abnormalist” come from?
abnormalist (English) comes from English abnormal, from Latin abnōrmis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
abnormalist (English): One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence
Definitions
- One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence
Ancestry of “abnormalist”, step by step
abnormalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abnormal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abnormal | Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from... |
| 2 | Latin | abnōrmis | deviating or departing from a fixed rule or standard; abnormal, irregular, unorthodox |
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |