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