Where does “Leideform” come from?

Leideform (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.

Leideform (German): passive voice

Definitions

  1. passive voice

Ancestry of “Leideform”, step by step

Leideform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormshape; form
2Italianformaform; shape; mould
3Russianфо́рмаform
4Frenchformeshape; form
5Middle Frenchformeform
6Old Frenchformeshape, aspect, form
7Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
8Etruscanmorma—
9Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via German leid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleiddistressing, uncomfortable
2Middle High Germanleit—
3Old High Germanleiduncomfortable
4Proto-Germaniclaiþą—
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →