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forma
Latin · ancient
"shape, mold"
shape, mold, combined with re- (again)
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reformare
Latin · ancient
"to form again, to change for the better"
to form again, to change for the better, from re- and formare
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reformer
Old French · medieval
"to restore something to a better state"
carried into French for restoring something to a better state
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reform
English · 1300s
"to make changes to improve something"
settled as the English word for making changes to improve something
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