English
formatter
From format + -er.
Formed from format + -er
Latin fōrma ‘form, shape’
Latin fōrmō ‘to shape, fashion’
New Latin liber fōrmātus ‘book shaped (in a given way)’
German Format ‘format’
French format ‘format’
English format
Today it means
noun One who or that which formats.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / formatter