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Where does “formage” come from?

formage (French) comes from French former, from Old French former, from Latin formāre, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

formage (French): forming; Alternative form of fromage, cheese

Definitions

  1. forming; Alternative form of fromage, cheese

Ancestry of “formage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchformerto form; to shape; to train; to educate
2Old Frenchformerform
3Latinformāre—
4Latinfōrma—
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “formage”

  • thermoformage
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