Where does “informalment” come from?
informalment (Catalan) comes from Catalan informal, from Catalan formal, from Latin formālis, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
informalment (Catalan): informally
Definitions
- informally
Ancestry of “informalment”, step by step
informalment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan informal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | informal | informal |
| 2 | Catalan | formal | formal |
| 3 | Latin | formālis | formal |
| 4 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 5 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 6 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |