Where does “morphologically” come from?
Morphologically derives from English morphology and the suffix -ic, which comes from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphē, "form") combined with Latin -icus and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
morphologically (English): With regard to morphology
Definitions
- With regard to morphology
Ancestry of “morphologically”, step by step
| 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... |