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Where does “formage” come from?

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

formage (Middle French): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “formage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchformage—
2Medieval Latinfōrmāticum—
3Latinfōrma—
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “formage”

  • fromagerie
  • fromager
  • fromagerie
  • fromage
  • fromaĝo
  • pho mát
  • phó mát
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