Where does “Form” come from?
Form (German) comes from Italian forma, from Russian фо́рма, from French forme, from Middle French forme, from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.
Form (German): shape; form
Ancestry of “Form”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | forma | form; shape; mould |
| 2 | Russian | фо́рма | form |
| 3 | French | forme | shape; form |
| 4 | Middle French | forme | form |
| 5 | Old French | forme | — |
| 6 | Latin | fōrma | — |
| 7 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
Words derived from “Form”