Where does “hunormous” come from?
hunormous (English) comes from English enormous, from Latin ēnōrmis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
hunormous (English): Of a gigantic size
Definitions
- Of a gigantic size
Ancestry of “hunormous”, step by step
hunormous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enormous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enormous | Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary;... |
| 2 | Latin | ēnōrmis | irregular, unusual |
| 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 huge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | huge | Very large; Distinctly interesting, significant,... |
| 2 | Middle English | huge | huge, large, enormous; great, severe, excessive,... |
| 3 | Old French | ahuge | huge; very large |
| 4 | Frankish | haug | hill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haugaz | height; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |