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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

  1. A scientific study of form and structure, usually...

Ancestry of “morphology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmorphologiemorphology
2Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-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
  • histomorphologic
  • cytomorphology
  • ecomorphological
  • pathomorphology
  • pathomorphologic
  • ecomorphology
  • cytomorphological
  • macromorphology
  • promorphology
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