Where does “galliform” come from?

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

galliform (English): Of or pertaining to a chicken or other member of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a chicken or other member of...

Ancestry of “galliform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualGalliformesorder
2Translingual-iformes—
3Latin-fōrmishaving the form of; -shaped
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

Words derived from “galliform”

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