Etymology

formation

for·ma·tion
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Today it means: The act of assembling a group or structure. Full definition →

Middle English formacioun ← Old French formacion ← Latin fōrmātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromfōrmātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromformacion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromformacioun
  4. English todayformation

From Middle English formacioun, formation, borrowed from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, from fōrmō (“form”, verb); see form as verb. Morphologically form + -ation.

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