Where does “morphosis” come from?
morphosis (English) comes from Latin morphosis, from Ancient Greek μόρφωσις, from Ancient Greek μορφόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
morphosis (English): The way in which an organism changes form during...
Definitions
- The way in which an organism changes form during...
Ancestry of “morphosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | morphosis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μόρφωσις | shaping; form, semblance |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μορφόω | I shape, form |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “morphosis”