myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of normalis

Etymology of the Latin word normalis

the Late Latin word normalis

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-

English normal, French normal, Italian normale, Portuguese normal, Spanish normal

Word found in Late Latin