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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ANOMALY.
Etymology of the word
ANOMALY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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ANOMALY,
deviation from rule. (Gk.) Used by Sir T. Browne, Vulg.
Errors, b. iii. c. 15. §
5. Cotgrave's French Dict. gives only the adj. anomal,
inequal; so that the sb. was probably taken from Lat. anomalia, or
directly from the Gk.—Gk.
ἀνωμαλία, irregularity, unevenness.—Gk..
ἀνώμαλος, uneven.—Gk.
ἀνα-, full form of the negative prefix (see
Curtius), and
ὁμαλός, even; the
ω resulting from coalescence of
α and
ο. The Gk. ὁμαλός
is formed by suffix -αλ- from
ὁμ-, stem of
ὁμός,
one and the same, joint, common; closely related to E. same. See
Same. Der. anomal-ous.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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