Fromage

Morpheme

Fromage

Type

free base

Denotation

cheese

Etymology

French fromage, from formage; Medieval Latin formaticum; Latin forma

Evidence

fromage, fromager, fromagerie, fromages, fromagier, fromagophile

Notes

metathesis of <r> and <o> complete by mid-12c.

See Also

Form, -age, Cheese, Case, Ques