Where does “deformest” come from?
deformest (English) comes from English deform, from Middle English deformen, from Old French deformer, from Latin deformare, from Latin deformo, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
deformest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “deformest”, step by step
deformest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deform | To change the form of, usually negatively; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | deformen | to deform |
| 3 | Old French | deformer | — |
| 4 | Latin | deformare | present active infinitive of dēfōrmō;... |
| 5 | Latin | deformo | I form, fashion; I design, delineate, describe; I... |
| 6 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |