Where does “morphia” come from?
Morphia derives from English morphine, from French morphine, formed with the French suffix -ine from Ancient Greek μορφή meaning shape, with the suffix ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos.
morphia (English): morphine
Ancestry of “morphia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | morphine | A crystalline alkaloid , extracted from opium,... |
| 2 | French | morphine | morphine |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “morphia”