Where does “deformity” come from?
Deformity comes from Old French deformite, from Latin deformitas (a noun formed with the suffix -tas from de- and morphē, the Ancient Greek word for form or shape).
deformity (English): The state of being deformed; An ugly or misshapen...
Definitions
- The state of being deformed; An ugly or misshapen...
Ancestry of “deformity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | deformite | — |
| 2 | Latin | dēfōrmitās | The state of being deformed; deformity, ugliness, disfigurement |
| 3 | Latin | dēfōrmis | Departing physically from the correct shape; deformed, ugly, misshapen, malformed |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |