Where does “format” come from?
format (Catalan) comes from Catalan formar, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.
format (Catalan): format
Ancestry of “format”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | formar | to shape; to teach, instruct, show; to form |
| 2 | Latin | fōrmō | — |
| 3 | Latin | fōrma | — |
| 4 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |