Where does “dimorphous” come from?

dimorphous (English) comes from English -morphous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

dimorphous (English): Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different...

Definitions

  1. Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different...

Ancestry of “dimorphous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-morphoushaving a specified shape or form
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous—
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
6Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “dimorphous”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from English -ous →