Where does “morphology” come from?
Morphology comes from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ), meaning "form" or "shape," combined with the suffix -logy denoting the study of a subject.
morphology (English): A scientific study of form and structure, usually...
Definitions
- A scientific study of form and structure, usually...
Ancestry of “morphology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | morphologie | morphology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “morphology”
- morphological
- morphologically
- morphologic
- geomorphology
- geomorphological
- geomorphologic
- micromorphology
- dysmorphology
- morphologist
- geomorphologist
- micromorphological
- histomorphological
- geomorphologically
- histomorphology
- cytomorphologic
- pathomorphological
- histomorphologic
- cytomorphology
- ecomorphological
- pathomorphology
- pathomorphologic
- ecomorphology
- cytomorphological
- macromorphology