English
Fromase
Fromase comes from French fromage ‘cheese’, and goes back to Latin fōrma ‘mould’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma‘mould’
- Early Medieval Latinmodernfōrmāticum
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400formage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600froumaige‘cheese’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfromage‘cheese’
- EnglishtodayFromase
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma‘mould’
- Early Medieval Latinmodernfōrmāticum
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400formage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600froumaige‘cheese’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfromage‘cheese’
- EnglishtodayFromase
Formed from -ase
The story
From French fromage (‘cheese’) + -ase, coined as a trademark.
Linked words
through Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, fashion, appearance, outward form,…’
transformation, morphology, morph, uniformity, informatics, deformable, 28 more
through Etruscan *morma
information, reform, formula, uniform, formation, format, formal, inform, forma, deform, 21 more
through Latin fōrma ‘mould’
Today it means
name A protease produced by the soil fungus Rhizomucor miehei, used as a vegetarian alternative to chymosin in the manufacture of some cheeses.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fōrma / Fromase