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Where does “formaggio” come from?

formaggio (Italian) comes from Old French fromage, from Latin formāticum, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

formaggio (Italian): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “formaggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfromagecheese
2Latinformāticum—
3Latinfōrmō—
4Latinfōrma—
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “formaggio”

  • formaggiaio
  • fromaĝo
  • farmaajo
  • ፎርማጆ
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