Where does “format” come from?

format (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Italian formato, from Italian formare, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

format (Norwegian Bokmål): a format

Definitions

  1. a format

Ancestry of “format”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianformatopast participle of formare; mature, fully...
2Italianformareto form, create, shape, make, mould; to form,...
3Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →