Where does “Formosa” come from?

Formosa (English) comes from Spanish Formosa, from Portuguese formosa, from Latin fōrmōsus, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Formosa (English): around the city

Definitions

  1. around the city

Ancestry of “Formosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishFormosa—
2Portugueseformosafeminine singular of formoso; beautiful
3Latinfōrmōsusbeautiful, handsome
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “Formosa”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →