English
formous
Formous comes from Latin fōrmōsus ‘beautiful, handsome’, and goes back to fōrma.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma‘shape, beauty’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmōsus‘beautiful, handsome’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885formous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma‘shape, beauty’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmōsus‘beautiful, handsome’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885formous
Earliest quotation: 1885, Richard Francis Burton, Tale of Núr al-Dín Alí and His Son Badr al-Dín Hasan: “She is the daughter of the Wazir Shams al-Din…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, form’
through Etruscan *morma
transformation, informatics, uniformity, deformable, 16 more
through Latin fōrma ‘shape, beauty’
information, formation, reform, formula, format, formal, uniform, inform, forma, fromage, deform, 24 more
Today it means
adj fair; beautiful.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fōrma / formous