Do you speak a little Greek when you say 'anomaly'?

'Anomaly' is a word borrowed from Greek 'anōmalia'. The word entered the English language some time around 1603.

anomaly [noun] [1603]

• the angular distance of a planet from its perihelion as seen from the sun
• deviation from the common rule
• irregularity
• something anomalous
• something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified

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note: Via Latin from Greek anōmalia from anōmalos.
Etymology: -

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