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Where does “Reinform” come from?

Reinform (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.

Reinform (German): pure form

Definitions

  1. pure form

Ancestry of “Reinform”, step by step

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