Etymology

abnormality

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Today it means: The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. Full definition →

English abnormal ← Latin nōrmālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Englishab-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  10. Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
  11. Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
  12. Latinnorma
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Latinnōrmālis
  16. Englishnormal
  17. Englishabnormal
  18. English todayabnormality

From abnormal + -ity. First attested in the mid 19th century.

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