Etymograph

English

fromagerie

Fromagerie comes from French fromagerie ‘cheeseshop’, from Latin fōrma ‘mould’, and perhaps ultimately from 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. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma2‘mould’
  4. Early Medieval Latinmodernfōrmāticum2
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400formage2
  6. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600froumaige2‘cheese’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentfromage3‘cheese’
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentfromagerie3‘cheeseshop’
  9. Englishearliest quotation 2007fromagerie3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin forma
  2. 2 Wiktionary, French fromage
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English fromagerie
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2007, back-cover blurb of, Maribeth Clemente: “Whether you're after the most fashionable little black dress…”.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμορφήWiktionary, Latin forma‘shape, fashion, appearance, outward form, contour, figure’uncertain
  2. Etruscanmodern*mormaWiktionary, Latin formauncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmaWiktionary, French fromage‘mould’
  4. Early Medieval LatinmodernfōrmāticumWiktionary, French fromage
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400formageWiktionary, French fromage
  6. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600froumaigeWiktionary, French fromage‘cheese’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentfromageWiktionary, English fromagerie‘cheese’
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentfromagerieWiktionary, English fromagerie‘cheeseshop’
  9. Englishearliest quotation 2007fromagerieWiktionary, English fromagerie. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2007, back-cover blurb of, Maribeth Clemente: “Whether you're after the most fashionable little black dress…”

Linked words

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

transformation, morphology, morph, uniformity, informatics, deformable, 27 more

through Etruscan *morma

information, reform, formula, formation, uniform, format, formal, inform, forma, deform, 20 more

through Latin fōrma ‘mould’

form, 34 more

Today it means

noun A cheese shop.

Sources

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

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