Etymology of the English word abnormal
the English word
abnormalderived from the English word
ab-derived from the Latin word
ab (away; away from)
derived from the English word
anormalderived from the Medieval Latin word
anormalusderived from the English word
normalderived from the Late Latin word
normalisderived from the Latin word
norma (rule, square used by carpenters, hence standard viewpoint; rule; carpenter's square; standard, pattern)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gno-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gnō-derived from the French word
anormalderived from the Latin word
abnormis (of, belonging to no school; deviating from the rule)
derived from the Latin word
ab (away; away from)
derived from the Latin word
norma (rule, square used by carpenters, hence standard viewpoint; rule; carpenter's square; standard, pattern)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gno-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gnō-using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
Date
The earliest known usage of abnormal in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
abnormalcy,
abnormality,
abnormalize,
isabnormalCognates
Dutch
abnormaal, German
abnorm, Norwegian
abnorm, Swedish
abnormUsage
Word found in Modern English
