Where does “phoóc-măng” come from?

phoóc-măng (Vietnamese) comes from French formant, from German Formant, from Latin fōrmāns, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

phoóc-măng (Vietnamese): formant

Definitions

  1. formant

Ancestry of “phoóc-măng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchformantpresent participle of former
2GermanFormantformant
3Latinfōrmānsshaping, forming, fashioning
4Latinfōrmōto shape, form, fashion, format
5Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
6Etruscanmorma—
7Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →