Where does “format” come from?

format (Romanian) comes from French format, from German Format, from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

format (Romanian): format; template; past participle of forma

Definitions

  1. format; template; past participle of forma

Ancestry of “format”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchformatformat
2GermanFormatstature
3Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
4Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
5Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
6Etruscanmorma—
7Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →