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Where does “анома́лия” come from?

анома́лия (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “анома́лия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνωμαλίαinequality, irregularity, unevenness,...
2Ancient Greekἀνώμαλοςuneven, irregular; precarious; inconsistent,...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “анома́лия”

  • аномальный
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