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Where does “Hochformat” come from?

Hochformat (German) comes from German Format, from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Hochformat (German): upright format, portrait format

Definitions

  1. upright format, portrait format

Ancestry of “Hochformat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormatformat
2Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
3Latinfōrmō—
4Latinfōrma—
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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