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Where does “formowaś” come from?

formowaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from German formen, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

formowaś (Lower Sorbian): to shape, form

Definitions

  1. to shape, form

Ancestry of “formowaś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanformento form, to shape
2Latinfōrmō—
3Latinfōrma—
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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