Where does “formulary” come from?
Formulary derives from French formulaire, from Latin formularium, built on Latin -arium and -arius suffixes ultimately rooted in Proto-Indo-European -lós.
formulary (English): A list of formulas; a collection of set forms to...
Definitions
- A list of formulas; a collection of set forms to...
Ancestry of “formulary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | formulaire | form |
| 2 | Latin | formularium | form |
| 3 | Latin | formula | shape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |