Where does “metamorphological” come from?
metamorphological (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...
metamorphological (English): Relating to metamorphology
Definitions
- Relating to metamorphology
Ancestry of “metamorphological”, step by step
metamorphological 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... |