Where does “form” come from?
Form comes from Middle English forme, from Old French forme, from Latin forma meaning "shape or appearance," from Ancient Greek μορφή, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.
form (English): To do with shape; To do with structure or...
Definitions
- To do with shape; To do with structure or...
Ancestry of “form”, step by step
form traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English forme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forme | first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... |
| 2 | Old English | forma | first |
| 3 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |