Where does “forme” come from?
forme (Romanian) comes from Romanian formă, from French former, from Old French former, from Latin formāre, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.
forme (Romanian): plural of formă
Ancestry of “forme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | formă | form; third-person singular simple perfect... |
| 2 | French | former | to form; to shape; to train; to educate |
| 3 | Old French | former | form |
| 4 | Latin | formāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | fōrma | — |
| 6 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |