Etymology of the English word enormity
the English word
enormityderived from the Old French word
énormitéderived from the Late Latin word
enormitasderived from the Latin word
enormis (irregular; ill-fitting, shapeless)
using the Late Latin prefix
e-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
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Old French word
enormitederived from the Late Latin word
enormitasderived from the Latin word
enormis (irregular; ill-fitting, shapeless)
using the Late Latin prefix
e-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
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the French word
enormityderived from the Late Latin word
enormitasderived from the Latin word
enormis (irregular; ill-fitting, shapeless)
using the Late Latin prefix
e-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
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of enormity in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
