Where does “formule” come from?
formule (Italian) comes from Italian formula, from Latin formula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
formule (Italian): plural of formula
Definitions
- plural of formula
Ancestry of “formule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | formula | formula; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | formula | shape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |