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-form¹

Where it comes from

From Latin -fōrmis (“having the form of”), from fōrma (“a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks”).

suffix -iform

  1. morpheme Having the shape or form of; looking like. vermiform (“shaped like a worm”)

    Similar: quasi-, para-, -oid, -esque, -ish, -ly, -some, -y, -ass, -like

-form²

Where it comes from

From formic, from Latin formīca (“ant”).

suffix

  1. morpheme Related to formic acid in some way. chloroform

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"-form." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-form. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-form. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-form

Chicago

"-form." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-form.

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@misc{form_2026,
  title = {-form},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-form},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}