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Where does “normalien” come from?

normalien (French) comes from French 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.

normalien (French): student at a teacher training college; a student...

Definitions

  1. student at a teacher training college; a student...

Ancestry of “normalien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnormalnormal; okay, alright
2Latinnormālis—
3Latinnōrma—
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
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