Where does “formātīvus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “formātīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
2Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
3Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “formātīvus”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →