formaticum

Etymology
. Has also been suggested to derive from an ellipsis of *[] "mould-cheese", although is not attested as an adjective. Attested in the eighth-century and the Capitulary of Charlemagne (802 CE).

Displaced the Classical Latin synonym in Gallo-Romance, though apparently at a relatively late date, considering that the latter has left various reflexes such as the. On the other hand, the early Breton borrowing shows that  arose prior to the syncope of the penultimate vowel in Gallo-Romance, a change which would have occurred at some point during the eighth or ninth century CE.

Compare the single occurrence of in the sense of "cheese-moulds" in Late Latin and the several occurrences of its diminutive.

Noun

 * 1) cheese

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