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Where does “πολύμορφος” come from?

πολύμορφος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

πολύμορφος (Ancient Greek): multiform, manifold

Definitions

  1. multiform, manifold

Ancestry of “πολύμορφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
2Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
3Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
4Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “πολύμορφος”

  • polymorphous
  • polymorphously
  • polymorphousness
  • polymorphus
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