Where does “deforma” come from?
deforma (Polish) comes from Polish reforma, from French réforme, from French réformer, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
deforma (Polish): a reform that makes things worse instead of better; dismantling
Definitions
- a reform that makes things worse instead of better; dismantling
Ancestry of “deforma”, step by step
deforma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish reforma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | reforma | reform, legal overhaul |
| 2 | French | réforme | reform; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | French | réformer | to reform |
| 4 | Latin | refōrmō | to transform, reshape, remold |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Polish deformacja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | deformacja | deformity change in the shape of something, undesirable or intentionally applied to a work of art |
| 2 | French | déformation | deformation; distortion; deformity |
| 3 | Latin | deformatio | deforming, defacing, disfigurement |
| 4 | Latin | dēfōrmō | to form, fashion; to design, delineate, describe |
| 5 | Latin | dēfōrmis | Departing physically from the correct shape; deformed, ugly, misshapen, malformed |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |