Where does “フォーマット” come from?

フォーマット (Japanese) comes from English format, from French format, from German Format, from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

フォーマット (Japanese): format, file type

Definitions

  1. format, file type

Ancestry of “フォーマット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformatThe layout of a publication or document; The form...
2Frenchformatformat
3GermanFormatstature
4Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
5Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
6Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
7Etruscanmorma
8Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή