Where does “paranormal” come from?
paranormal (French) comes from French para-, from Italian para-, from Italian para, from Italian paranoia, from Ancient Greek παράνοια, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
paranormal (French): paranormal
Ancestry of “paranormal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | para- | para- |
| 2 | Italian | para- | para- |
| 3 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 4 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “paranormal”