Where does “anormal” come from?
anormal (Portuguese) comes from French anormal, from Latin anormalis, from Latin anormalus, from Latin anomalos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
anormal (Portuguese): abnormal, unnatural; irregular
Definitions
- abnormal, unnatural; irregular
Ancestry of “anormal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | anormal | abnormal |
| 2 | Latin | anormalis | Alternative form of anōrmalus; dative plural... |
| 3 | Latin | anormalus | contrary to or against a norm, rule, or standard;... |
| 4 | Latin | anomalos | deviating from the general rule, irregular,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνώμαλος | uneven, irregular; precarious; inconsistent,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |