1. Etymology of the English word inform
the English word
informderived from the Old French word
enfourmerderived from the Latin word
informare (shape, form; fashion)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
forma (form; shape, likeness; form, likeness; shape, form; form, figure, appearance)
derived from the Greek word
formaderived from the French word
informderived from the Latin word
informare (shape, form; fashion)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
forma (form; shape, likeness; form, likeness; shape, form; form, figure, appearance)
derived from the Greek word
formaDerivations in English
preinform,
informer,
informed,
misinform,
informingCognates
Dutch
informeren, French
informer, German
informieren, Italian
informare, Latin
informare, Lithuanian
informuoti, Norwegian
informere, Polish
informować, Russian
информировать, Spanish
informar, Swedish
informeraUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word inform
derived from the English word
informderived from the Classical Latin word
informis (formless, shapeless; deformed)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
forma (form; shape, likeness; form, likeness; shape, form; form, figure, appearance)
derived from the Greek word
formaderived from the Latin word
in-Usage
Word found in Modern English
