myEtymology.com: English etymology of formalism

Etymology of the English word formalism

the English word formalism

derived from the English word formal

derived from the Latin word formalis (formal; theoretical; titular; serving as model)

derived from the Latin word forma (form; shape, likeness; form, likeness; shape, form; form, figure, appearance)

derived from the Greek word forma

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")