Where does “Gegenwartsform” come from?
Gegenwartsform (German) comes from German Form, from Italian forma, from Russian фо́рма, from French forme, from Middle French forme, from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma — shape, form; appearance; outline.
Gegenwartsform (German): present tense form
Definitions
- present tense form
Ancestry of “Gegenwartsform”, step by step
Gegenwartsform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Form
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Form | shape; form |
| 2 | Italian | forma | form; shape; mould |
| 3 | Russian | фо́рма | form |
| 4 | French | forme | shape; form |
| 5 | Middle French | forme | form |
| 6 | Old French | forme | shape, aspect, form |
| 7 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 8 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
via German gegenwart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gegenwart | the present |
| 2 | Middle High German | gegenwart | — |
| 3 | Old High German | geginwartī | — |