Where does “ènormo” come from?
ènormo (Franco-Provençal) comes from French énorme, from Middle French enorme, from Latin ēnōrmis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
ènormo (Franco-Provençal): enormous
Definitions
- enormous
Ancestry of “ènormo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | énorme | enormous, huge |
| 2 | Middle French | enorme | enormous; huge; great |
| 3 | Latin | ēnōrmis | irregular, unusual |
| 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 |