The story
- Latin · learned borrowing fromabnormis
- English todayabnormous
From Latin abnormis, from ab- + norma (“rule”), + -ous. For more, see normal.
Words from the same roots
Latinabnormis all →
abnormalabnormity
First known use, by meaning
- First attested in the mid 18ᵗʰ century. Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.