Where does “formschön” come from?
formschön (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.
formschön (German): shapely
Definitions
- shapely
Ancestry of “formschön”, step by step
formschön 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 schön
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schön | beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome; good, great,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schœne | beautiful |
| 3 | Old High German | scōni | handsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |