English
formule
Formule comes from French formule ‘formula’, and goes back to Latin fōrma.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmula
- Frenchc. 1600–presentformule‘formula’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmula
- Frenchc. 1600–presentformule‘formula’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, form’
through Etruscan *morma
transformation, informatics, uniformity, deformable, 17 more
through Latin fōrma
information, formation, reform, format, formal, uniform, inform, forma, fromage, deform, 25 more
Today it means
noun formula (model)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fōrma / formule