Where does “enorme” come from?
enorme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål 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.
enorme (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of enorm; plural of enorm
Definitions
- definite singular of enorm; plural of enorm
Ancestry of “enorme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | enorm | enormous |
| 2 | French | énorme | enormous, huge |
| 3 | Middle French | enorme | enormous; huge; great |
| 4 | Latin | ēnōrmis | irregular, unusual |
| 5 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 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 |