Where does “Formia” come from?
Formia (Italian) comes from Latin Formiae, from Ancient Greek Ὁρμίαι, from Ancient Greek ὅρμος, from Proto-Indo-European sórmos, from Indo-European *ser-.
Ancestry of “Formia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Formiae | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ὁρμίαι | place of anchorage |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὅρμος | a cord, a chain, especially a necklace, a collar;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sórmos | — |
| 5 | Indo-European | *ser- | — |