Where does “malformation” come from?
Malformation derives from Old French malformation, from Latin malformatio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mey-, meaning to change or alter form.
malformation (English): An abnormal formation; An abnormal developmental...
Definitions
- An abnormal formation; An abnormal developmental...
Ancestry of “malformation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formation | Something possessing structure or form; The act... |
| 2 | Old French | formacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | fōrmātiō | The act of shaping, forming or fashioning |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |