Where does “informis” come from?

informis (Latin) comes from Latin in- -is, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

informis (Latin): formless, shapeless; deformed; hideous, ugly

Definitions

  1. formless, shapeless; deformed; hideous, ugly

Ancestry of “informis”, step by step

informis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin in- -is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinin- -isless, without, lacking
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Latin fōrma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
2Etruscanmorma
3Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “informis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én