Where does “formalisere” come from?
formalisere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French formaliser, from Latin formālis, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
formalisere (Norwegian Bokmål): to formalise (UK), or formalize
Definitions
- to formalise (UK), or formalize
Ancestry of “formalisere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | formaliser | to formalize, legalize; to take offense |
| 2 | Latin | formālis | formal |
| 3 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 4 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 5 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |