Where does “morphogenesis” come from?
Morphogenesis derives from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ), meaning form or shape, combined with -genesis from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis), meaning origin or creation.
morphogenesis (English): The differentiation of tissues and subsequent...
Definitions
- The differentiation of tissues and subsequent...
Ancestry of “morphogenesis”, step by step
morphogenesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Genesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Genesis | The first book in the Hebrew Bible |
| 2 | Latin | genesis | generation, creation, nativity; birth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |