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Where does “fronmagi” come from?

fronmagi (Norman) comes from Norman fronmage, from Old French fromage, from Latin formāticum, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

fronmagi (Norman): cheesemonger

Definitions

  1. cheesemonger

Ancestry of “fronmagi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanfronmagecheese
2Old Frenchfromagecheese
3Latinformāticum—
4Latinfōrmō—
5Latinfōrma—
6Etruscanmorma—
7Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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