Where does “formal” come from?

formal (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.

formal (German): formal being in accord with established forms

Definitions

  1. formal being in accord with established forms

Ancestry of “formal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “formal”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →