Where does “fauxmage” come from?
fauxmage (French) comes from French fromage, from Middle French froumaige, from Old French fromage, from Latin formāticum, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.
Ancestry of “fauxmage”, step by step
fauxmage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fromage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fromage | cheese |
| 2 | Middle French | froumaige | cheese |
| 3 | Old French | fromage | cheese |
| 4 | Latin | formāticum | cheese |
| 5 | Latin | fōrmō | to shape, form, fashion, format |
| 6 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 7 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
via French faux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | faux | false; untrue; false; not real; badly;... |
| 2 | Middle French | faux | Alternative form of faulx |
| 3 | Middle French | faulx | false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe |
| 4 | Old French | fauz | scythe |
| 5 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |