Where does “morphospace” come from?

morphospace (English) comes from English space, from Middle English space, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

morphospace (English): A graphical representation of all the...

Definitions

  1. A graphical representation of all the...

Ancestry of “morphospace”, step by step

morphospace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English space

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspace"Of time."; "Unlimited or generalized extent,...
2Middle Englishspace
3Old Frenchespacespace; room; duration
4LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via English morpho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmorphoAny of the genus "Morpho" of large tropical...
2TranslingualMorphogenus
3Ancient Greekμορφώthe Shapely One

Words derived from “morphospace

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-