Where does “aulopiform” come from?

aulopiform (English) comes from Translingual Aulopiformes, from Translingual -iformes, from Latin -fōrmis, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

aulopiform (English): Any of many fish of the order Aulopiformes

Definitions

  1. Any of many fish of the order Aulopiformes

Ancestry of “aulopiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAulopiformesgrinners, lizardfishes and allies
2Translingual-iformes
3Latin-fōrmishaving the form of; -shaped
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή