Where does “Querformat” come from?
Querformat (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.
Querformat (German): horizontal format, landscape format
Definitions
- horizontal format, landscape format
Ancestry of “Querformat”, step by step
Querformat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Format
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Format | stature |
| 2 | Latin | formatus | shaped, formed, fashioned, formatted |
| 3 | Latin | fōrmō | to shape, form, fashion, format |
| 4 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 5 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
via German quer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | quer | crosswise, cross; crosswise, across |