Where does “seminormal” come from?

seminormal (English) comes from English normal, from Latin normālis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

seminormal (English): Being a commutative reduced ring in which,...

Definitions

  1. Being a commutative reduced ring in which,...

Ancestry of “seminormal”, step by step

seminormal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English normal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnormalAccording to norms or rules or to a regular...
2Latinnormālisperpendicular, square, with right angles
3Latinnōrmaa carpenter’s square
4Ancient Greekγνώμωνinterpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;...
5Ancient GreekγιγνώσκωI am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱétiEvery word from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω
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