Where does “enormemente” come from?
enormemente (Italian) comes from Italian 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.
enormemente (Italian): enormously
Definitions
- enormously
Ancestry of “enormemente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | enorme | huge, enormous, immense, great |
| 2 | Latin | ēnōrmis | irregular, unusual |
| 3 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |