Where does “ēnorme” come from?
ēnorme (Middle English) comes from Old French énormité, from Latin ēnormitās, 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.
ēnorme (Middle English): monstrous or unnatural act; enormity
Definitions
- monstrous or unnatural act; enormity
Ancestry of “ēnorme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | énormité | enormity |
| 2 | Latin | ēnormitās | irregularity |
| 3 | Latin | ēnōrmis | irregular, unusual |
| 4 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |