Where does “normative” come from?
Normative derives from French normatif, from French norme, from Latin norma meaning a carpenter's square or rule, from Ancient Greek γνώμων meaning one who knows or examines, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω meaning to know, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.
normative (English): Of or pertaining to a norm or standard;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a norm or standard;...
Ancestry of “normative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ative | of, related to, or associated with the thing... |
| 2 | English | -ive | An adjective suffix signifying relating or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -yf | A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 4 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “normative”