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Where does “fōrmāticum” come from?

fōrmāticum (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Ancestry of “fōrmāticum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfōrma—
2Etruscanmorma—
3Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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