Where does “biomorphological” come from?
biomorphological (English) comes from English morphological, from English morphology, from French morphologie, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
biomorphological (English): Relating to biomorphology
Definitions
- Relating to biomorphology
Ancestry of “biomorphological”, step by step
biomorphological traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morphological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morphological | Of, or pertaining to, morphology |
| 2 | English | morphology | A scientific study of form and structure, usually... |
| 3 | French | morphologie | morphology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |