Where does “enorm” come from?
enorm (Luxembourgish) comes from German enorm, from French énorme, from Middle French enorme, from Latin ēnōrmis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti — to know.
enorm (Luxembourgish): enormous
Ancestry of “enorm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | enorm | enormous |
| 2 | French | énorme | enormous, huge |
| 3 | Middle French | enorme | enormous; huge; great |
| 4 | Latin | ēnōrmis | — |
| 5 | Latin | nōrma | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |