Where does “subnormality” come from?
subnormality (English) comes from English subnormal, 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.
subnormality (English): The state or condition of being subnormal
Definitions
- The state or condition of being subnormal
Ancestry of “subnormality”, step by step
subnormality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subnormal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subnormal | Less than normal; denormal; A person whose... |
| 2 | English | normal | According to norms or rules or to a regular... |
| 3 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 4 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |