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Where does “formeren” come from?

formeren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French former, from Latin formāre, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Ancestry of “formeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchformerform
2Latinformāre—
3Latinfōrma—
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “formeren”

  • formeren
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