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Where does “fromagerie” come from?

fromagerie (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.

fromagerie (French): fromagerie

Definitions

  1. fromagerie

Ancestry of “fromagerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfromagecheese
2Middle Frenchfroumaigecheese
3Old Frenchfromagecheese
4Latinformāticum—
5Latinfōrmō—
6Latinfōrma—
7Etruscanmorma—
8Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “fromagerie”

  • fromagerie
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