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Where does “pho mát” come from?

pho mát (Vietnamese) comes from French fromage, from Middle French froumaige, from Old French fromage, from Latin formāticum, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

pho mát (Vietnamese): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “pho mát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfromagecheese
2Middle Frenchfroumaigecheese
3Old Frenchfromagecheese
4Latinformāticum—
5Latinfōrmō—
6Latinfōrma—
7Etruscanmorma—
8Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →