Where does “déformer” come from?
déformer (French) comes from Latin dēfōrmō, from Latin dēfōrmis, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
déformer (French): distort, twist out of shape, contort; distort,...
Definitions
- distort, twist out of shape, contort; distort,...
Ancestry of “déformer”, step by step
déformer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dēfōrmō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēfōrmō | to form, fashion; to design, delineate, describe |
| 2 | Latin | dēfōrmis | Departing physically from the correct shape; deformed, ugly, misshapen, malformed |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin deformare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | deformare | present active infinitive of dēfōrmō;... |
| 2 | Latin | deformo | I form, fashion; I design, delineate, describe; I... |
| 3 | Latin | formo | I shape, form, fashion, format |
| 4 | Latin | forma | form; figure, shape, appearance; fine form;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |