Where does “formare” come from?

formare (Italian) comes from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

formare (Italian): to form, create, shape, make, mould; to form,...

Definitions

  1. to form, create, shape, make, mould; to form,...

Ancestry of “formare”, step by step

formare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fōrmō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
2Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
3Etruscanmorma—
4Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via Latin formāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinformāre—

Words derived from “formare”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →