Where does “former” come from?

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

former (French): to form; to shape; to train; to educate

Definitions

  1. to form; to shape; to train; to educate

Ancestry of “former”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchformerform
2Latinformāre—
3Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “former”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →