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Where does “formativ” come from?

formativ (Swedish) comes from Middle French formatif, from Medieval Latin formātīvus, from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

formativ (Swedish): formative

Definitions

  1. formative

Ancestry of “formativ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchformatif—
2Medieval Latinformātīvus—
3Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
4Latinfōrmō—
5Latinfōrma—
6Etruscanmorma—
7Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
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