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

formativ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French formatif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchformatif
2Medieval Latinformātīvus
3Latinformatusshaped, formed, fashioned, formatted
4Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
5Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
6Etruscanmorma
7Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via Swedish format

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishformatformat

via Latin formātīvus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinformātīvus

Words derived from “formativ

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή
formativ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer