Where does “informative” come from?
Informative comes from English inform, derived from Latin informis and Old French enfourmer, ultimately from Latin informo meaning to give form to, built from Latin in- and Ancient Greek μορφή meaning form.
informative (English): Providing information; "especially", providing...
Definitions
- Providing information; "especially", providing...
Ancestry of “informative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inform | To instruct, train; To communicate knowledge to;... |
| 2 | French | informe | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | informis | formless, shapeless; deformed; hideous, ugly |
| 4 | Latin | in- -is | less, without, lacking |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |