Etymograph

English

forma

Forma comes from New Latin fōrma, and perhaps goes back to Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, fashion, appearance, outward form,…’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμορφή1‘shape, fashion, appearance, outward form, contour, figure’uncertain
  2. Etruscanmodern*morma1uncertain
  3. New Latinc. 1500–1900fōrma2
  4. Englishtodayforma2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin forma
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English forma

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμορφήWiktionary, Latin forma‘shape, fashion, appearance, outward form, contour, figure’uncertain
  2. Etruscanmodern*mormaWiktionary, Latin formauncertain
  3. New Latinc. 1500–1900fōrmaWiktionary, English forma
  4. EnglishtodayformaWiktionary, English forma

Linked words

through Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, fashion, appearance, outward form,…’

morphology, morph, 31 more

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”).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “forma”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin forma. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek μορφή / forma

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