Etymology

renormalize

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Today it means: To subject to renormalization. Full definition →

English normalize ← Latin nōrmālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  9. Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
  10. Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
  11. Latinnorma
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Latinnōrmālis
  15. Englishnormal
  16. Englishnormalize
  17. English todayrenormalize

From re- + normalize.

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