Formans.
formative (language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function)
Meaning & usage
formative (language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function)
Where this word comes from
Coined by German linguist Karl Brugmann in 1904 from Latin elementum fōrmāns (“forming element”), with fōrmāns being the present participle of fōrmō (“to shape; to form; to fashion”). By surface analysis, formen + -ans. Doublet of Formant.
Formans (a small river in eastern France)
Where this word comes from
From French Formans.
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