Where does “Wunschform” come from?

Wunschform (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.

Wunschform (German): optative

Definitions

  1. optative

Ancestry of “Wunschform”, step by step

Wunschform 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 Wünsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWünschAlternative form of Wunsch; wish; Alternative...
2Middle High Germanwunsch—
3Old High Germanwunsc—
4Proto-Germanicwunskōwish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →