Where does “foromazy” come from?

foromazy (Malagasy) comes from French fromage, from Middle French froumaige, from Old French fromage, from Latin formāticum, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

foromazy (Malagasy): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “foromazy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfromagecheese
2Middle Frenchfroumaigecheese
3Old Frenchfromagecheese
4Latinformāticumcheese
5Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
6Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
7Etruscanmorma—
8Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →