Etymology

deformity

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Today it means: The state of being deformed. Full definition →

Middle English deformite ← Middle French deformite ← Latin dēfōrmitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēfōrmitās“deformity, ugliness”
  2. Middle French · derived fromdeformite
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdeformite
  4. English todaydeformity

Inherited from Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”).

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