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Where does “normer” come from?

normer (Latin) comes from Latin normo, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

normer (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “normer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnormoI square; I set with right angles
2Latinnōrma—
3Ancient Greekγνώμωνinterpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;...
4Ancient GreekγιγνώσκωI am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
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