Where does “amorpha” come from?
amorpha (English) comes from Translingual Amorpha, from Ancient Greek ἄμορφος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
amorpha (English): Any species of the genus "Amorpha" of leguminous...
Definitions
- Any species of the genus "Amorpha" of leguminous...
Ancestry of “amorpha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Amorpha | genus, plants whose flowers lack the wing and keel petals typical of other members of the Faboideae}} |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄμορφος | misshapen, ugly; formless, shapeless |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |