Where does “福爾摩沙” come from?

福爾摩沙 (Chinese) comes from Portuguese formosa, from Latin fōrmōsus, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

福爾摩沙 (Chinese): Formosa historic name of Taiwan

Definitions

  1. Formosa historic name of Taiwan

Ancestry of “福爾摩沙”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseformosafeminine singular of formoso; beautiful
2Latinfōrmōsusbeautiful, handsome
3Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →