Where does “anomalous” come from?
Anomalous derives from Late Latin anomalus, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος, meaning uneven or irregular.
anomalous (English): Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity...
Definitions
- Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity...
Ancestry of “anomalous”, step by step
anomalous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin anōmalos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | anōmalos | deviating from the general rule, irregular, anomalous, abnormal, exceptional |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνώμαλος | uneven, irregular; precarious; inconsistent,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Late Latin anomalus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | anomalus | Alternative form of anōmalos |