Where does “paranormaalisuus” come from?
paranormaalisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish paranormaalinen, from Finnish normaalinen, from Finnish normaali, from Latin normālis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti — to know.
paranormaalisuus (Finnish): paranormality
Definitions
- paranormality
Ancestry of “paranormaalisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paranormaalinen | — |
| 2 | Finnish | normaalinen | Alternative form of normaali |
| 3 | Finnish | normaali | normal |
| 4 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 5 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |