Where does “normativity” come from?
Normativity comes from French normatif, Latin norma meaning standard or rule, and Ancient Greek gnōmōn meaning to know, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.
normativity (English): The state of being normative; The state of being...
Definitions
- The state of being normative; The state of being...
Ancestry of “normativity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | normative | Of or pertaining to a norm or standard;... |
| 2 | English | -ative | of, related to, or associated with the thing... |
| 3 | English | -ive | An adjective suffix signifying relating or... |
| 4 | Middle English | -yf | A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 5 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |