English
forma
Forma comes from New Latin fōrma.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900fōrma
- Englishtodayforma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900fōrma
- Englishtodayforma
Linked words
through Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, fashion, appearance, outward form,…’
through Etruscan *morma
uniformity, informatics, deformable, 20 more
through New Latin fōrma
information, reform, formula, transformation, uniform, inform, fromage, deform, 27 more
Today it means
noun Synonym of form (“the component of a thing that determines its kind”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin fōrma / forma