Where does “nenormāls” come from?
nenormāls (Latvian) comes from Latvian normāls, from Latvian norma, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
nenormāls (Latvian): abnormal, unusual; abnormal
Definitions
- abnormal, unusual; abnormal
Ancestry of “nenormāls”, step by step
nenormāls traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian normāls
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | normāls | normal |
| 2 | Latvian | norma | norm |
| 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 |