Etymology

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Latin fōrmātor
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromfōrmātor
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromfōrmātor
  3. English todayformator

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmātor. First attested in 1656. By surface analysis, form + -ate + -or.

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