Etymology

uniform

u·ni·form
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Today it means: Unvarying; all the same. Full definition →

Middle French uniforme ← Latin uniformis ← Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  8. Latinfōrma
  9. Latinuniformis
  10. Middle Frenchuniforme
  11. English todayuniform

Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

Words from the same roots

Latinuniformis all →

uniformity

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