Where does “formatter” come from?

formatter (English) comes from English format, from French format, from German Format, from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

formatter (English): One who or that which formats

Definitions

  1. One who or that which formats

Ancestry of “formatter”, step by step

formatter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English format

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformatThe layout of a publication or document; The form...
2Frenchformatformat
3GermanFormatstature
4Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
5Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
6Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
7Etruscanmorma
8Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή