Where does “Formatvorlage” come from?

Formatvorlage (German) comes from German Vorlage, from German vorlegen, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Formatvorlage (German): stylesheet (document issued by a publisher informing authors how to style their works for publication)

Definitions

  1. stylesheet (document issued by a publisher informing authors how to style their works for publication)

Ancestry of “Formatvorlage”, step by step

Formatvorlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorlage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorlagetemplate; submission; the act of handing in;...
2Germanvorlegento present, to submit
3Germanvor-pre-
4Middle High Germanvor-
5Old High Germanfora-
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Format

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormatstature
2Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
3Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-