Where does “micromorphology” come from?
micromorphology (English) comes 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...
micromorphology (English): The fine-level structures or morphology of an...
Definitions
- The fine-level structures or morphology of an...
Ancestry of “micromorphology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morphology | A scientific study of form and structure, usually... |
| 2 | French | morphologie | morphology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |