Etymograph

English

anomal

Anomal comes from French anomal ‘anomalous’, from Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός ‘even, level’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘together, one’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘together, one’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-sreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμᾰλός‘even, level’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνώμαλος‘uneven, irregular, anomalous’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanōmalos‘deviating from the general rule, irregular, anomalous, abnormal, exceptional’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentanomal‘anomalous’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘together, one’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-sreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμᾰλός‘even, level’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνώμαλος‘uneven, irregular, anomalous’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanōmalos‘deviating from the general rule, irregular, anomalous, abnormal, exceptional’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentanomal‘anomalous’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘together, one’

some, same, single, similar, seem, simple, simply, soft, sam, simulation, sincerely, singular, resemble, assemble, simulate, resemblance, simultaneous, sincerity, assimilate, semblance, synapse, homeopathic, insincere, hyphen, homology, simile, simulacrum, sempre, synchronise, homolog, 47 more

Today it means

noun Something anomalous, especially an irregular word in a language.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / anomal

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