English
afform
Afform comes from Latin ad ‘to, towards’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘to, towards’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aformer
- Englishtodayafform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘to, towards’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aformer
- Englishtodayafform
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’
through Proto-Italic *ad ‘toward, to, on, up to, for’
through Latin ad ‘to, towards’
agree, ad, aim, appoint, await, attire, adage, accolade, amortization, adulation, alliteration, après, adroit, adobo, affix, apres, apportion, affine, 19 more
Today it means
verb To form; model; cause to conform.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd / afform