Where does “informal” come from?
informal (Catalan) comes from Catalan formal, from Latin formālis, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
informal (Catalan): informal
Ancestry of “informal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | formal | formal |
| 2 | Latin | formālis | — |
| 3 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 4 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 5 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “informal”