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Where does “ἄμορφος” come from?

ἄμορφος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἄμορφος (Ancient Greek): misshapen, ugly; formless, shapeless

Definitions

  1. misshapen, ugly; formless, shapeless

Ancestry of “ἄμορφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἄμορφος”

  • amorphous
  • amorphousness
  • amorphously
  • amorpha
  • polyamorphous
  • amorphus
  • amorfo
  • amorfo
  • amorfismo
  • amorphe
  • amorf
  • amorf
  • άμορφος
  • Amorpha
  • amorf
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