Where does “format” come from?

format (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian форма́т, from German Format, from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

format (Crimean Tatar): format

Definitions

  1. format

Ancestry of “format”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianформа́тsize, format
2GermanFormatstature
3Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
4Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
5Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
6Etruscanmorma—
7Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →