Where does “formula” come from?
formula (Finnish) comes from English formula, from Latin formula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
formula (Finnish): a Formula One racing car
Definitions
- a Formula One racing car
Ancestry of “formula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formula | Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically; A... |
| 2 | Latin | formula | shape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |