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Where does “formatif” come from?

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

Ancestry of “formatif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinformātīvus—
2Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
3Latinfōrmō—
4Latinfōrma—
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “formatif”

  • formative
  • formatively
  • preformative
  • vasoformative
  • neoformative
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