Where does “fórmaij” come from?

fórmaij (Gallo) comes from Old French fromage, from Latin formāticum, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

fórmaij (Gallo): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “fórmaij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfromagecheese
2Latinformāticumcheese
3Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφήEvery word from Etruscan mormaEvery word from Latin fōrma