Where does “Verkleinerungsform” come from?
Verkleinerungsform (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.
Verkleinerungsform (German): diminutive noun or form
Definitions
- diminutive noun or form
Ancestry of “Verkleinerungsform”, step by step
Verkleinerungsform 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 Verkleinerung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verkleinerung | downsize, to make smaller, opposite of... |
| 2 | German | verkleinern | to make smaller; to become smaller; to diminish |
| 3 | German | klein | small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale; little,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | klein | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kleini | small, fine, slender; soft, clean; smart,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *klainī | fine, small |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klainiz | shining, fine, splendid; tender, precious |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | g(e)lēi- | gleaming |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |