myEtymology.com: English etymology of anomalous

Etymology of the English word anomalous

the English word anomalous

derived from the Latin word anomalus (irregular, anomalous, deviating from the general rule)

derived from the Greek word anomalos, ἀνώμαλος

using the Medieval Greek prefix an-, ἀν-

derived from the Greek word homalos, ὁμαλός

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sem-

derived from the Latin word anomalos

The earliest known usage of anomalous in English dates from the 17th century.

Dutch anomaal, French anomal, German anomal, Norwegian anomal, Swedish anomal

Word found in Modern English