Where does “format” come from?

format (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

format (Norwegian Nynorsk): a format

Definitions

  1. a format

Ancestry of “format”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
2Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
3Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →