Etymology of the English word deform
the English word
deformderived from the Old French word
deformerderived from the Latin word
deformare (design, shape, fashion; disfigure, spoil, impair; transform; lay out, arrange)
derived from the Latin word
forma (form; shape, likeness; form, likeness; shape, form; form, figure, appearance)
derived from the Greek word
formausing the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the French word
deformderived from the Latin word
deformare (design, shape, fashion; disfigure, spoil, impair; transform; lay out, arrange)
derived from the Latin word
forma (form; shape, likeness; form, likeness; shape, form; form, figure, appearance)
derived from the Greek word
formausing the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of deform in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
ausforming,
deformed,
ausform,
deformingCognates
French
déformer, German
deformieren, Italian
deformare, Lithuanian
deformuoti, Norwegian
deformere, Russian
дeфopмировать, Spanish
desformar, Swedish
deformeraUsage
Word found in Modern English
