English
normality
From normal + -ity, perhaps modelled on French normalité.
Formed from normal + -ity
Latin nōrma ‘carpenter's square’
Latin nōrmālis ‘made according to a carpenter's square’
English normal
The story
From normal + -ity, perhaps modelled on French normalité.
Today it means
noun The state of being normal or usual; normalcy.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “normality”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / normality