Etymology of the English word anomalous
the English word
anomalousderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of anomalous in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
anomaal, French
anomal, German
anomal, Norwegian
anomal, Swedish
anomalUsage
Word found in Modern English
