Etymograph

English

formule

Formule comes from French formule ‘formula’, and perhaps goes back to Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, form’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμορφή1morphḗ‘shape, form’uncertain
  2. Etruscanmodern*morma2uncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma1
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmula3
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentformule4‘formula’
  6. Englishtodayformule4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin formula
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin forma
  3. 3 Wiktionary, French formule
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English formule

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμορφήWiktionary, Latin formulamorphḗ‘shape, form’uncertain
  2. Etruscanmodern*mormaWiktionary, Latin formauncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmaWiktionary, Latin formula
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmulaWiktionary, French formule
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentformuleWiktionary, English formule‘formula’
  6. EnglishtodayformuleWiktionary, English formule

Linked words

through Ancient Greek μορφή ‘shape, form’

morphology, morph, 28 more

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)

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “formule”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin formula, Latin forma, French formule. 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 / formule

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