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Where does “afform” come from?

afform (English) comes from Old French aformer, from Old French former, from Latin formāre, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

afform (English): To form; model; cause to conform

Definitions

  1. To form; model; cause to conform

Ancestry of “afform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaformer—
2Old Frenchformerform
3Latinformāre—
4Latinfōrma—
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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