Where does “informelle” come from?
informelle (French) comes from French informel, from French formel, from Latin formālis, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
informelle (French): feminine singular of informel
Definitions
- feminine singular of informel
Ancestry of “informelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | informel | informal |
| 2 | French | formel | formal; official; adamant, positive, certain |
| 3 | Latin | formālis | formal |
| 4 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 5 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 6 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |