Etymology

format

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Today it means: The layout of a publication or document. Full definition →

French format ← German Format ← New Latin liber
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  1. New Latin · derived fromliber
  2. German · derived fromFormat
  3. French · derived fromformat
  4. English todayformat

Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“to shape, fashion”).

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