Where does “neoformalism” come from?
neoformalism (English) comes from English formalism, from English formal, from Middle English formel, from Old French formel, from Latin formālis, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
neoformalism (English): New Formalism, a late 20th and early 21st century...
Definitions
- New Formalism, a late 20th and early 21st century...
Ancestry of “neoformalism”, step by step
neoformalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English formalism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formalism | Strict adherence to a given form of conduct,... |
| 2 | English | formal | Being in accord with established forms; Official;... |
| 3 | Middle English | formel | — |
| 4 | Old French | formel | — |
| 5 | Latin | formālis | formal |
| 6 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 7 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 8 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |