Where does “format” come from?

format (French) comes from German Format, from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

format (French): format

Definitions

  1. format

Ancestry of “format”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormatstature
2Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
3Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “format”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →