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Where does “microformat” come from?

microformat (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.

microformat (English): A simple data format that can be embedded in a...

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  1. A simple data format that can be embedded in a...

Ancestry of “microformat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformatThe layout of a publication or document; The form...
2Frenchformatformat
3GermanFormatformat
4Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
5Latinfōrmō—
6Latinfōrma—
7Etruscanmorma—
8Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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