Where does “neoformative” come from?
neoformative (English) comes from English formative, from Swedish formativ, from Middle French formatif, from Medieval Latin formātīvus, from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma — shape, form; appearance; outline.
neoformative (English): Capable of forming new tissue
Definitions
- Capable of forming new tissue
Ancestry of “neoformative”, step by step
neoformative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English formative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formative | Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent... |
| 2 | Swedish | formativ | formative |
| 3 | Middle French | formatif | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | formātīvus | — |
| 5 | Latin | formatus | shaped, formed, fashioned, formatted |
| 6 | Latin | fōrmō | to shape, form, fashion, format |
| 7 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 8 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
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- | — |