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Where does “anormal” come from?

anormal (English) comes from Latin anormalis, from Latin anormalus, from Latin anomalos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

anormal (English): Not according to rule; abnormal

Definitions

  1. Not according to rule; abnormal

Ancestry of “anormal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinanormalisAlternative form of anōrmalus; dative plural...
2Latinanormaluscontrary to or against a norm, rule, or standard;...
3Latinanomalosdeviating from the general rule, irregular,...
4Ancient Greekἀνώμαλοςuneven, irregular; precarious; inconsistent,...
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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