Where does “formant” come from?

formant (Polish) comes from German Formant, from Latin fōrmāns, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

formant (Polish): formant

Definitions

  1. formant

Ancestry of “formant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormantformant
2Latinfōrmānsshaping, forming, fashioning
3Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “formant”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →