Where does “cypriniform” come from?

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

cypriniform (English): Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order...

Definitions

  1. Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order...

Ancestry of “cypriniform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCypriniformesorder
2Translingual-iformes—
3Latin-fōrmishaving the form of; -shaped
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →